Shiing-Shen Chern (1911-2004) was one of the leading differential geometers of the twentieth century. In 1946, he founded the Mathematical Institute of Academia Sinica in Shanghai, which was later moved to Nanking. In 1981, he founded the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) at Berkeley and acted as the director until 1984. In 1985, he founded the Nankai Institute of Mathematics in Tianjin. He was awarded the National Medal of Science in 1975; the Wolf Prize in mathematics in 1984; and the Shaw Prize in mathematical sciences in 2004. Chern's works span all the classic fields of differential geometry: the Chern-Simons theory; the Chern-Weil theory, linking curvature invariants to characteristic classes; Chern classes; and other areas such as projective differential geometry and webs that are mathematically rich but currently have a lower profile. He also published work in integral geometry, value distribution theory of holomorphic functions, and minimal submanifolds. Inspired by Chern and his work, former colleagues, students and friends - themselves highly regarded mathematicians in their own right - come together to honor and celebrate Chern's huge contributions. The volume, organized by Phillip Griffiths of the Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton), contains contributions by Michael Atiyah (University of Edinburgh), C-M Bai (Nankai), Robert Bryant (Duke University), Kung-Ching Chang (Peking University), Jeff Cheeger (New York University), Simon K Donaldson (Imperial College), Helene Esnault (Universitat Duisburg-Essen), Mo-Lin Ge (Nankai), Mark Green (University of California at Los Angeles), and, Phillip Griffiths (Institute for Advanced Study). It also contains contributions by F Reese Harvey (Rice University), Alain Henaut (Universite Bordeaux 1), Niky Kamran (McGill University), Bruce Kleiner (Yale), H Blaine Lawson, Jr (Suny at Stony Brook), Yiming Long (Nankai), Xiaonan Ma (UMR 7640 du CNRS), Luc Pirio (IRMAR, France), Graeme Segal (Oxford), G
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Shipping:
£ 3
Within U.S.A.
Seller: suffolkbooks, Center moriches, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: VeryGood. Fast Shipping - Safe and Secure 7 days a week!. Seller Inventory # 3TWDDA0050BM
Quantity: 2 available
Seller: Basi6 International, Irving, TX, U.S.A.
Condition: Brand New. New. US edition. Expediting shipping for all USA and Europe orders excluding PO Box. Excellent Customer Service. Seller Inventory # ABEJUNE24-291945
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Romtrade Corp., STERLING HEIGHTS, MI, U.S.A.
Condition: New. This is a Brand-new US Edition. This Item may be shipped from US or any other country as we have multiple locations worldwide. Seller Inventory # ABTR-344001
Quantity: 2 available
Seller: Y-Not-Books, Hereford, United Kingdom
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Bumped edges Next day dispatch. International delivery available. 1000's of satisfied customers! Please contact us with any enquiries. Seller Inventory # mon0000344032
Quantity: 4 available
Seller: Books Puddle, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: Used. pp. 528. Seller Inventory # 26464040
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Majestic Books, Hounslow, United Kingdom
Condition: Used. pp. 528. Seller Inventory # 7383927
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Seller Inventory # 5072657
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. illustrated edition. 528 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __9812700617
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 5072657-n
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Castle Donington, DERBY, United Kingdom
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Seller Inventory # 5072657
Quantity: 1 available