Poincare and the three body problem
Barrow-Green, June
Poincare and the three body problem - Rhode island: American Mathematical Society, 1997. - xv, 272 p.: ill.; pb; 26 cm. - History of mathematics; v. 11. .
Bibliography: p249-266. _ Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-266) and index.
Poincare's famous memoir on the three body problem arose from his entry in the competition celebrating the 60th birthday of King Oscar of Sweden and Norway. His essay won the prize and was set up in print as a paper in Acta Mathematica when it was found to contain a deep and critical error. In correcting this error Poincare discovered mathematical chaos, as is now clear from June Barrow-Green's pioneering study of a copy of the original memoir annotated by Poincare himself, recently discovered in the Institut Mittag-Leffler in Stockholm.
9780821803677
Mathematics
Qualitative theory
Differential eqautions
Competition
Three Body Problem
Celestial mechanics
515.352
Poincare and the three body problem - Rhode island: American Mathematical Society, 1997. - xv, 272 p.: ill.; pb; 26 cm. - History of mathematics; v. 11. .
Bibliography: p249-266. _ Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-266) and index.
Poincare's famous memoir on the three body problem arose from his entry in the competition celebrating the 60th birthday of King Oscar of Sweden and Norway. His essay won the prize and was set up in print as a paper in Acta Mathematica when it was found to contain a deep and critical error. In correcting this error Poincare discovered mathematical chaos, as is now clear from June Barrow-Green's pioneering study of a copy of the original memoir annotated by Poincare himself, recently discovered in the Institut Mittag-Leffler in Stockholm.
9780821803677
Mathematics
Qualitative theory
Differential eqautions
Competition
Three Body Problem
Celestial mechanics
515.352
