02114nam a22002297a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005802801360007608200150021210000220022724500540024926000430030330000210034636500090036750503690037652010180074565000160176365000490177965000250182865000120185370000190186520220616144734.0220616b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d a9781447169352 a;International Book Distributorsb:Flat No 17, Prakash Apartment 4405/2, 5 Ansari Road Darya Ganj New Delhi c:117823 d:30/05/2022 a510.92 AUD a Audin, Michèle aRemembering Sofya Kovalevskayac/ Michèle Audin aLondon ; New York b: Springerc©2011 aix, 284pc24cm.  b3114 aSofya's chronology -- Sofya's names -- Stories -- The thesis of Sofya, the Cauchy-Kovalevskaya theorem -- The Solid -- A letter to Mittag-Leffler -- Stockholm -- A letter to Vollmar -- The Bordin prize and Sofya's reputation -- The women of Men of mathematics -- I remember Sofya, by George, Gösta, Julia and all the rest -- I too remember Sofya -- Bibliography. aSofia Kovalevskaya was a brilliant and determined young Russian woman of the 19th century who wanted to become a mathematician and who succeeded, in often difficult circumstances, in becoming arguably the first woman to have a professional university career in the way we understand it today. This memoir, written by a mathematician who specialises in symplectic geometry and integrable systems, is a personal exploration of the life, the writings and the mathematical achievements of a remarkable woman. It emphasises the originality of Kovalevskaya's work and assesses her legacy and reputation as a mathematician and scientist. Her ideas are explained in a way that is accessible to a general audience, with diagrams, marginal notes and commentary to help explain the mathematical concepts and provide context. This fascinating book, which also examines Kovalevskaya's love of literature, will be of interest to historians looking for a treatment of the mathematics, and those doing feminist or gender studies. aMathematics aMathématiciennes -- Russie -- Biographies. aWomen mathematicians aRussia. aAudin, Michele