Aus den wissenschaftlichen Anfängen Hermann Minkowskis
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: Aus den wissenschaftlichen Anfängen Hermann Minkowskis
zbMATH Open document ID: 0578.01014
DOI: 10.1016/0315-0860(85)90004-7
author: Walter Strobl
published in: Historia Mathematica
publication date: 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z
review text: The author gives a sketch of the early career of Hermann Minkowski during the period 1880-1885, woven around the contents of a newly discovered letter from Heinrich Weber to Richard Dedekind, now kept with the Nachlass of Emmy Noether. (Weber describes two works of Minkowski's which were sent to him by Minkowski's teacher and asks Dedekind to suggest further problems suitable for such a student.) After discussing Minkowski's prize-winning work of 1883, the author appends some further letters of Weber (to Lipschitz) proving the originality of the work and refuting any suggestion of plagiarism. (These letters are apparently published here for the first time.)
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 01A55
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 01A70
zbMATH DE Number: 3924723
zbMATH Keywords: Heinrich Weber
zbMATH Keywords: Richard Dedekind
reviewed by: Roger L. Cooke
MaRDI profile type: Publication
full work available at URL: 0315-0860(85)90004-7
OpenAlex ID: W2013111587
cites work: Q5587066
cites work: Q5681969
description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3924723