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020			_a9781470414931
082			_a512.27 _bHOL
100			_aHollings, Christopher
245			_aMathematics across the iron curtain : a history of the algebraic theory of semigroups
260			_bAmerican Mathematical Society, _c2014. _aRhode Island:
300			_axi, 441 p.; _bhb; _c26 cm.
365			_aUSD _b115.00
440			_aHistory of mathematics ; v. 41.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 373 - 428) and indexes.
520			_aThe theory of semigroups is a relatively young branch of mathematics, with most of the major results having appeared after the Second World War. This book describes the evolution of (algebraic) semigroup theory from its earliest origins to the establishment of a full-fledged theory. Semigroup theory might be termed 'Cold War mathematics' because of the time during which it developed. There were thriving schools on both sides of the Iron Curtain, although the two sides were not always able to communicate with each other, or even gain access to the other's publications. A major theme of this boo.
650			_aMathematics
650			_aAlgebra
650			_aIntermediate
650			_aSemigroups
650			_aGroup theory
650			_aInverse semigroups
650			_aMatrix representation
942			_2ddc _cTD