Origins and forming the fundamentals of \(n\)-dimensional geometry. (Q2864492)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6236488
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6236488 |
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6 December 2013
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\(n\)-dimensional geometry
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0.8630891
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Origins and forming the fundamentals of \(n\)-dimensional geometry. (English)
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The paper provides rich insights into the origins of \(n\)-dimensional geometry. The first topic concerns the prehistory. Then the author considers geometrical algebra in its role in the Middle Ages.NEWLINEThe next topics include functions of many variables and notes on R. Descartes, G. W. Leibniz, L. Carnot, G. Bellavitis (with a remark about the ideas which gave birth to the notion of a vector) and C. G. J. Jacobi. The author also discusses the works of H. G. Grassmann and of L. Schläfli. He highly appreciates the results of J. Plücker.NEWLINENEWLINEFor the entire collection see [Zbl 0989.00025].
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