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Henri Poincare formulated his Conjecture in 1904 that promised to describe the very shape of the universe, but remained unproved until a huge prize was offered for its solution in 2000. This book explains the maths behind the Conjecture and its proof, and illuminates various personalities surrounding this perplexing conundrum.
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The Poincare Conjecture, Donal O'Shea
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- 2008
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- Title
- The Poincare Conjecture
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Donal O'Shea
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publisher
- 2008
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0141032383
- ISBN13
- 9780141032382
- Category
- Mathematics, Nature in general
- Description
- Henri Poincare formulated his Conjecture in 1904 that promised to describe the very shape of the universe, but remained unproved until a huge prize was offered for its solution in 2000. This book explains the maths behind the Conjecture and its proof, and illuminates various personalities surrounding this perplexing conundrum.