Mathematics: Frontiers and Perspectives

by Vladimir I. Arnold (Editor), Michael Francis Atiyah

Produced under the auspices of the International Mathematical Union (IMU), this volume was born as part of the activities observing the World Mathematical Year 2000. It consists of 30 articles that also offer reflections about the amazing mathematical progress we have witnessed in this century.

Genres: Mathematics, Science

Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Vladimir Igorevich Arnold (alternative spelling Arnol'd, Russian: Влади́мир И́горевич Арно́льд, 12 June 1937 – 3 June 2010)[1] was a Soviet and Russian mathematician. While he is best known for the Kolmogorov–Arnold–Moser theorem regarding the stability of integrable systems, he made important contributions in several areas including dynamical systems theory, catastrophe theory, topology, algebraic geometry, classical mechanics and singularity theory, including posing the ADE classification problem, since his first main result—the partial solution of Hilbert's thirteenth problem in 1957 at the age of 19.