History of Mathematics – Retrospect Journal

by Retrospect Journal 06/06/2021 0

Academic

Emmy Noether’s Breakthrough: Mathematical Symmetries Are Equivalent to Physical Conservation Laws

Written by Kat Jivkova. Emmy Noether’s contributions to mathematics and Einstein’s theory of relativity have been undervalued. What did her work involve? And why has it taken so long to be properly recognised?

by Retrospect Journal 07/03/2021 0

Academic

Quaternions and the Hidden History of William Kingdon Clifford

Written by Kat Jivkova. William Kingdon Clifford, for whom Clifford algebra is named, was responsible for numerous advancements in the field of mathematics. Despite being largely overshadowed, due in part to his untimely death, his work on geometric algebra has had a profound influence on the discipline.

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Features

Fangcheng Procedure in the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Arts Revisited

Written by Kat Jivkova. Some historiography has often made a division between Western and non-Western mathematics. Yet, Suanshu’s Nine Chapters suggest so-called “Western” mathematics may owe a greater debt to ideas developed in China.