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020			_a9781470437329 (PB)
041			_aeng
080			_a510 _bHOL
100			_aHollings, Christopher
245			_aMathematics across the Iron Curtain _bA history of the algebraic theory of semigroups
250			_aIndian Edition
260			_aProvidence, Rhode Island _bAmerican Mathematical Society (AMS) _c2017
300			_axi, 441 p
490			_aHistory of Mathematics _v41
505			_aAlgebra at the beginning of the twentieth century Communication between east and west Anton Kazimirovich Sushkevich Unique factorisation in semigroups Embedding semigroups in groups The Rees theorem The French school of 'demi-groupes' The expansion of the theory in the 1940s and 1950s The post-Sushkevich Soviet school The development of inverse semigroups Matrix representations of semigroups Books, seminars, conferences, and journals Appendix: Basic theory
520			_aThe theory of semigroups is a relatively young branch of mathematics, with most of the major results having appeared after the Second World War. This book describes the evolution of (algebraic) semigroup theory from its earliest origins to the establishment of a full-fledged theory. Semigroup theory might be termed 'Cold War mathematics' because of the time during which it developed. There were thriving schools on both sides of the Iron Curtain, although the two sides were not always able to communicate with each other, or even gain access to the other's publications. A major theme of this book is the comparison of the approaches to the subject of mathematicians in the East and West, and the study of the extent to which contact between the two sides was possible.
650			_aHistory and biography History of mathematics and mathematicians 20th century
690			_aMathematics
942			_cBK
999			_c59890 _d59890