The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges' Library of Babel
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: April 1, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780195334579
Subjects: Cosmology & the universe; General; Mathematics; Science/Mathematics
Description: "The Library of Babel is arguably Jorge Luis Borges' best known story. Now, in The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges' Library of Babel, William Goldbloom Bloch takes readers on a fascinating tour of the mathematical ideas hidden within one of the' classic works of modern literature. Bloch begins each chapter with a mathematical idea - combinatorics, topology, geometry, information theory - followed by examples and illustrations that put flesh on the theoretical bones. In this way, he provides many insights into Borges' Library."--Book jacket.