Real Algebraic Geometry
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9783642362422
Subjects: Geometry, algebraic
Description: "This book is concerned with one of the most fundamental question of mathematics: the relationship between algebraic formulas and geometric images. At one of the first international mathematic congresses (in Paris in 1900), Hilbert stated a special case of this question in the form of his 16th problem (from his list of 23 problems left over from the ninteenth century as a legacy for the twentieth century). In spite of the simplicity and importance of this problem (including its numerous applications), it remains unsolved to this day (although, as you will now see, many remarkable results have been discovered)" -- P. 4 of cover.