David Hilbert and the axiomatization of physics (1898-1918) : from Grundlagen der Geometrie to Grundlagen der Physik /

David Hilbert (1862-1943) was the most influential mathematician of the early twentieth century and, together with Henri Poincar, the last mathematical universalist. His main known areas of research and influence were in pure mathematics (algebra, number theory, geometry, integral equations and anal...

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