Santaló (Spain 1911 - Argentina 2001) contributed to several branches of Geometry, perhaps his most outstanding achievement being his having laid the mathematical foundations of Stereology and its applications. Considerable power of abstraction, a brilliant geometric intuition and his outstanding gifts as a disseminator of science were among his virtues. The present volume contains a selection of his best papers edited by Antonio M. Naveira and Augustí Reventós in collaboration with Graciela S. Birman and Ximo Gual-Arnau. Part I consists of a short biography and some photographs along with a complete list of his publications, classified into research papers, books, and articles on education and the popularization of mathematics, as well as a comprehensive analysis of his contribution to science. INDICE: Preface by Simon K. Donaldson.- A Short Biography.- Scientific Work.- Some Photographs.- L. A. Santaló's Published Work.- List of Santaló's Papers Included in the Selection.- Selected Papers: Part I. Differential Geometry,with comments by E. Teufel.- Part II. Integral Geometry, with comments by R. Langevin.- Part III. Convex Geometry, with comments by R. Schneider.- Part IV.Affine Geometry, with comments by K. Leichtweiss.- Part V. Satistics and Stereology, with comments by L. M.. Cruz-Orive.- Coments on Some of Santaló's Papers.- Book Reviews.- On the Correspondence between Santaló and Vidal-Abascal.- Some Remarks on Two Classifications of Santaló's Papers.- Authorization.- Aknowledgments.
- ISBN: 978-3-540-89580-0
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 805
- Fecha Publicación: 01/03/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés