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100	1		_aBarbut, Marc. _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aPaul Lévy and Maurice Fréchet _h[electronic resource] : _b50 Years of Correspondence in 107 Letters / _cby Marc Barbut, Bernard Locker, Laurent Mazliak.
264		1	_aLondon : _bSpringer London : _bImprint: Springer, _c2014.
300			_aXVII, 213 p. 14 illus., 2 illus. in color. _bonline resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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490	1		_aSources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, _x2196-8810
505	0		_aIntroduction -- Introduction to the correspondence -- 107 Letters from Paul Lévy to Maurice Fréchet.
520			_aThe fascinating correspondence between Paul Lévy and Maurice Fréchet spans an extremely active period in French mathematics during the twentieth century. The letters of these two Frenchmen show their vicissitudes of research and passionate enthusiasm for the emerging field of modern probability theory. The letters cover various topics of mathematical importance including academic careers and professional travels, issues concerning students and committees, and the difficulties both mathematicians met to be elected to the Paris Academy of Sciences.   The technical questions that occupied Lévy and Fréchet on almost a daily basis are the primary focus of these letters, which are charged with elation, frustration and humour. Their mathematical victories and setbacks unfolded against the dramatic backdrop of the two World Wars and the occupation of France, during which Lévy was obliged to go into hiding. The clear and persistent desire of these mathematicians to continue their work whatever the circumstance testifies to the enlightened spirit of their discipline which was persistent against all odds. The book contains a detailed and comprehensive introduction to the central topics of the correspondence. The original text of the letters are also annotated by numerous footnotes for helpful guidance. Paul Lévy and Maurice Fréchet will be useful to anybody interested in the history of mathematics in the twentieth century and, in particular, the birth of modern probability theory.
650		0	_aScience _xHistory.
650		0	_aFunctional analysis.
650		0	_aDistribution (Probability theory).
650	1	4	_aScience, general.
650	2	4	_aHistory of Science.
650	2	4	_aProbability Theory and Stochastic Processes.
650	2	4	_aFunctional Analysis.
650	2	4	_aMathematical Physics.
650	2	4	_aMathematics in the Humanities and Social Sciences.
700	1		_aLocker, Bernard. _eauthor.
700	1		_aMazliak, Laurent. _eauthor.
710	2		_aSpringerLink (Online service)
773	0		_tSpringer eBooks
776	0	8	_iPrinted edition: _z9781447156185
830		0	_aSources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, _x2196-8810
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5619-2
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