Continuous geometry
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Author: John von Neumann
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Place of printing: Princeton (New Jersey)
Year of publication: 1998
Necklace: Princeton Landmarks in Mathematics
In his work on rings of operators in Hilbert space, John von Neumann discovered a new mathematical structure that resembled the lattice system Ln. In characterizing its properties, von Neumann founded the field of continuous geometry.
This book, based on von Neumann's lecture notes, begins with the development of the axioms of continuous geometry, dimension theory, and--for the irreducible case--the function D(a). The properties of regular rings are then discussed, and a variety of results are presented for lattices that are continuous geometries, for which irreducibility is not assumed. For students and researchers interested in ring theory or projective geometries, this book is required reading.
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Specimen in good condition. Cover with slight yellowing, dust spots and signs of wear at the edges and corners. "Ex-Libris" sticker on the back cover. Cuts with slight yellowing and with dust spots. Pages yellowed.
ISBN Code: 0691058938
EAN: 9780691058931
Pages: xi; 299
Format: Paperback
Dimensions (cm):
Height: 23
Width: 16
Description
First edition. Foreword by Israel Halperin. Text in English / Text in english.
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