The Origin of the Notion of Manifold: From Riemann’s Habilitationsvortrag Onward

Ken’ichi Ohshika ()
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Ken’ichi Ohshika: Osaka University, Department of Mathematics, Graduate School of Science

A chapter in From Riemann to Differential Geometry and Relativity, 2017, pp 295-309 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In this chapter we survey how the notion of manifold was born, elaborated, and developed, starting from Riemann’s Habilitationsvortrag. We also touch upon the philosophical side of this development.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-60039-0_9

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