2016/12/18 by Étienne Ghys, Etienne Ghys, Ghys, Etienne · 2 voices · 1 citation
Mathematics · #01-01 #05-01 #14P25 #55-01 (Primary) #Advanced Mathematical Theories #Algebraic Geometry (math.AG) #FOS: Mathematics #Geometric Topology (math.GT) #History and Overview (math.HO) #History and Theory of Mathematics #Mathematics and Applications #math.AG #math.GT #math.HO
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1612.06373
openalex publication_date 2016/12/18 · arxiv published 2016/12/18 · arxiv updated 2017/08/22 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
This is neither an elementary introduction to singularity theory nor a specialized treatise containing many new theorems. The purpose of this little book is to invite the reader on a mathematical promenade. We pay a visit to Hipparchus, Newton and Gauss, but also to many contemporary mathematicians. We play with a bit of algebra, topology, geometry, complex analysis and computer science. Hopefully, some motivated undergraduates and some more advanced mathematicians will enjoy some of these panoramas.