Emergence of the Theory of Lie Groups by Thomas Hawkins

Emergence of the Theory of Lie Groups by Thomas Hawkins

The great Norwegian mathematician Sophus Lie developed the general theory of transformations in the 1870s, and the first part of the book properly focuses on his work.

"...this study is just as clearly a stunning achievement. Few historians of mathematics have made a serious attempt to cross the bridge joining the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and those who have made the journey have tended to avert their eyes from the mainstream traffic....the single greatest merit of Hawkins' book is that the author tries to place the reader in the middle of the action, offering a close up look at how mathematics gets made...Hawkins' account of this strange but wonderful saga resurrects a heroic chapter in the history of mathematics. For anyone with a serious interest in the rich background developments that led to modern Lie theory, this book should be browsed, read, savored, and read again."

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Hawkins, Thomas: - Tom Hawkins retired from the U.S. Navy after 24 years of active service as a career SEAL and Naval Special Warfare (NSW) officer. He graduated from SEAL training with Class 38 in Little Creek, Virginia, and was assigned to UDT-21, where he served as a platoon commander and Submersible Operations Department Head. He later served at SEAL Team TWO, where he deployed to South Vietnam as a SEAL platoon commander. He commanded UDT-22 for 33 months during its reorganization as SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team TWO. He retired as Director, NSW Programs and Program Manager at the Naval Sea Systems Command. After leaving the Navy, Tom served in various defense contractor positions related to NSW, including requirements analyst and science and technical advisor to the Commander, NSW Group FOUR and within the Combat Development Directorate at the NSW Development Group until his retirement on 20 May 20 2014. Tom is past president of the UDT-SEAL Association, president of the UDT-SEAL Memorial Park Association, and served on the Board of Directors at the UDT-SEAL Museum Association. In 1999, Tom conceived the Navy SEAL Foundation; serving as founding President, Chairman of the Board, and Director, History and Heritage through 2007. Tom was featured in and served as an advisor the PBS documentary: Untold Story of the U.S. Navy SEALs and on the History Channel's Navy SEALs: America's Secret Warriors. He contributed five chapters to United States Naval Special Warfare U.S. Navy SEALs by Greg Mathieson and David Gatley. He is the author of The History and Heritage of U.S. Navy SEALs published by the Pritzker Military Museum and Library in Chicago. Tom's second book, America's Hidden Heroes: The History and Evolution of U.S. Navy Frogmen and SEALs, was published Press in February 2015. With Captain (SEAL) Norman H. Olson, he co-authored the Air Capabilities of the U.S. Navy SEALs, which was published in December 2017. These books are available through Phoca Press.com. With Lisa Merriam, Tom founded Phoca Press in 2014 to publish material of educational and historical importance, with a focus on SEALs, SWCC, and Maritime Special Operations.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781461270423
ISBN 10	1461270421
Title	Emergence of the Theory of Lie Groups
Author	Thomas Hawkins
Series	Sources And Studies In The History Of Mathematics And Physical Sciences
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Year published	2012-09-27
Number of pages	566
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.