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Remembering Sofya Kovalevskaya
Sofia Kovalevskaya was a brilliant and determined young Russian woman of the 19th century who wanted to become a mathematician and who succeeded, in often difficult circumstances, in becoming arguably the first woman to have a professional university career in the way we understand it today. This me...
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2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-929-1 http://cds.cern.ch/record/1486227 |
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| author | Audin, Michele |
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| description | Sofia Kovalevskaya was a brilliant and determined young Russian woman of the 19th century who wanted to become a mathematician and who succeeded, in often difficult circumstances, in becoming arguably the first woman to have a professional university career in the way we understand it today. This memoir, written by a mathematician who specialises in symplectic geometry and integrable systems, is a personal exploration of the life, the writings and the mathematical achievements of a remarkable woman. It emphasises the originality of Kovalevskaya's work and assesses her legacy and reputation as |
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| spelling | cern-14862272021-04-22T00:18:40Zdoi:10.1007/978-0-85729-929-1http://cds.cern.ch/record/1486227engAudin, MicheleRemembering Sofya KovalevskayaMathematical Physics and MathematicsSofia Kovalevskaya was a brilliant and determined young Russian woman of the 19th century who wanted to become a mathematician and who succeeded, in often difficult circumstances, in becoming arguably the first woman to have a professional university career in the way we understand it today. This memoir, written by a mathematician who specialises in symplectic geometry and integrable systems, is a personal exploration of the life, the writings and the mathematical achievements of a remarkable woman. It emphasises the originality of Kovalevskaya's work and assesses her legacy and reputation as Springeroai:cds.cern.ch:14862272011 |
| spellingShingle | Mathematical Physics and Mathematics Audin, Michele Remembering Sofya Kovalevskaya |
| title | Remembering Sofya Kovalevskaya |
| title_full | Remembering Sofya Kovalevskaya |
| title_fullStr | Remembering Sofya Kovalevskaya |
| title_full_unstemmed | Remembering Sofya Kovalevskaya |
| title_short | Remembering Sofya Kovalevskaya |
| title_sort | remembering sofya kovalevskaya |
| topic | Mathematical Physics and Mathematics |
| url | https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-929-1 http://cds.cern.ch/record/1486227 |
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