2006;
320 pp;
Hardcover
MSC: Primary 01; 14; 20; 22; 51; 52;
Print ISBN: 978-0-8218-3722-1
Product Code: COXETER
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The Coxeter Legacy: Reflections and Projections
Share this pageEdited by Chandler Davis; Erich W. Ellers
A co-publication of the AMS and Fields Institute
Donald Coxeter infused enthusiasm, even passion, for
mathematics in people of any age, any background, any profession, any walk of
life. Enchanted by Euclidean geometry, he was interested in the beauty, the
description, and the exploration of the world around us. His involvement in art
and with artists earned him admiration and friends in the intellectual
community all over the globe. Coxeter's devotion to polytopes and his interest
in the theory of configurations live on in his students and followers. Coxeter
groups arise in various subjects in applied mathematics, and they have a
permanent place in some of the most demanding and fascinating branches of
abstract mathematics, such as Lie algebras, algebraic groups, Chevalley groups,
and Kac-Moody groups. This collection of articles by outstanding researchers
and expositors is intended to capture the essence of the Coxeter legacy. It is
a mixture of surveys, up-to-date information, history, storytelling, and
personal memories; and it includes a rich variety of beautiful
illustrations.
To read more about Coxeter Groups see
Coxeter Groups and Hopf Algebras
.
Readership
Mathematicians, artists, model makers with a university degree, preferably in mathematics.
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The Coxeter Legacy: Reflections and Projections