In this paper the emergence of Poincare´’s ‘‘analysis situs’’ is described by means of an overview of the original memoir and its supplements. In particular, the genesis of the celebrated ‘‘Poincare´ conjecture’’ is discussed.
‘‘Reasoning well from badly drawn figures’’: the birth of algebraic topology
BARTOCCI, CLAUDIO
2013-01-01
Abstract
In this paper the emergence of Poincare´’s ‘‘analysis situs’’ is described by means of an overview of the original memoir and its supplements. In particular, the genesis of the celebrated ‘‘Poincare´ conjecture’’ is discussed.
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