Lipman Bers: A Life in Mathematics

by Linda Keen

The book is part biography and part collection of mathematical essays that gives the reader a perspective on the evolution of an interesting mathematical life. It is all about Lipman Bers, a giant in the mathematical world who lived in turbulent and exciting times. It captures the essence of his mathematics, a development and transition from applied mathematics to complex analysis--quasiconformal mappings and moduli of Riemann surfaces--and the essence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1470420562
• ISBN13: 9781470420567
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: American Mathematical Society
• Length: 329 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.0" x 7.0"