Description: Four-Color Theorem : History, Topological Foundations, and Idea of Proof, Paperback by Fritsch, Rudolf; Peschke, J. Lie (TRN); Fritsch, Gerda, ISBN 1461272548, ISBN-13 9781461272540, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UK This book discusses a famous problem that helped to define the field now known as topology: What is the minimum number of colors required to print a map so that no two adjoining countries have the same color? This problem remained unsolved until the 1950s, when it was finally cracked using a computer. This book discusses the history and mathematics of the problem, as well as the philosophical debate which ensued, regarding the validity of computer generated proofs.
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Book Title: Four-Color Theorem : History, Topological Foundations, and Idea o
Number of Pages: 260 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: The Four-Color Theorem: History, Topological Foundations, and Idea of Proof
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Publication Year: 2012
Subject: Mathematics
Item Height: 235 mm
Item Weight: 433 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Rudolf Fritsch, Gerda Fritsch
Item Width: 155 mm
Format: Paperback
