Mathematical legacy of Srinivasa Ramanujan M. Ram Murty, V. Kumar Murty.

By:

Murty, Maruti Ram

Contributor(s):

Murty, Vijaya Kumar

Publication details: New York : Springer, 2013.Description: xi, 184 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9788132207696 (alk. paper)
8132207696 (alk. paper)

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

History.

DDC classification:

510.92 M96M 23

LOC classification:

QA29.R3 M87 2013

Summary: Srinivasa Ramanujan was a mathematician brilliant beyond compare. There is extensive literature available on the work of Ramanujan, but what is more difficult to find in the literature is an analysis that would place his mathematics in context and interpret it in terms of modern developments. The 12 lectures by G. H. Hardy, delivered in 1936, served this purpose at the time they were given. This book presents Ramanujan's essential mathematical contributions and gives an informal account of some of the major developments that emanated from his work in the 20th and 21st centuries. It contends that his work is still having an impact on many different fields of mathematical research. The book examines some of these themes in the landscape of 21st-century mathematics. These essays, based on the lectures given by the authors, focus on a subset of Ramanujan's significant papers and show how these papers shaped the course of modern mathematics. Gives a panoramic view of the main contributions of Srinivasa Ramanujan; Presents a major theme of Ramanujan's work in non-technical language; Provides an excellent introduction to Ramanujan's life and work.--

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Books	Central Library, IISER Bhopal Reference Section	Reference	510.92 M96M (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan	Reserve		9495

Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-180) and index.

Srinivasa Ramanujan was a mathematician brilliant beyond compare. There is extensive literature available on the work of Ramanujan, but what is more difficult to find in the literature is an analysis that would place his mathematics in context and interpret it in terms of modern developments. The 12 lectures by G. H. Hardy, delivered in 1936, served this purpose at the time they were given. This book presents Ramanujan's essential mathematical contributions and gives an informal account of some of the major developments that emanated from his work in the 20th and 21st centuries. It contends that his work is still having an impact on many different fields of mathematical research. The book examines some of these themes in the landscape of 21st-century mathematics. These essays, based on the lectures given by the authors, focus on a subset of Ramanujan's significant papers and show how these papers shaped the course of modern mathematics. Gives a panoramic view of the main contributions of Srinivasa Ramanujan; Presents a major theme of Ramanujan's work in non-technical language; Provides an excellent introduction to Ramanujan's life and work.--

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