Shape of a life: one mathematician's search for the universe's hidden geometry (Record no. 52382)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780300235906 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 516.36 YAU |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Yau, Shing-Tung |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Shape of a life: one mathematician's search for the universe's hidden geometry |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Yale University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2019. |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New Haven: |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xvi; 293 p. |
| Other physical details | hb; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price type code | USD |
| Price amount | 28.00 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Harvard geometer and Fields medalist Shing-Tung Yau has provided a mathematical foundation for string theory, offered new insights into black holes, and mathematically demonstrated the stability of our universe. In this autobiography, Yau reflects on his improbable journey to becoming one of the world's most distinguished mathematicians. Beginning with an impoverished childhood in China and Hong Kong, Yau takes readers through his doctoral studies at Berkeley during the height of the Vietnam War protests, his Fields Medal-winning proof of the Calabi conjecture, his return to China, and his pioneering work in geometric analysis. This new branch of geometry, which Yau built up with his friends and colleagues, has paved the way for solutions to several important and previously intransigent problems. With complicated ideas explained for a broad audience, this book offers readers not only insights into the life of an eminent mathematician, but also an accessible way to understand advanced and highly abstract concepts in mathematics and theoretical physics. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Mathematics |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Geometry |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Geometry, Differential |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Biography |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Geometric Analysis |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Biography |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Nadis, Steve |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Item type | Books |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | General | IIT Gandhinagar | IIT Gandhinagar | General Stacks | 14/03/2020 | Books India | 2039.80 | 9 | 2 | 516.36 YAU | 028878 | 02/08/2024 | 11/05/2024 | 11/05/2024 | 1 | 2039.80 | Books |
