Barry Mazur
Biographic Data
| ID | 5722016 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barry Mazur |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barry |
| FAMILY NAME | Mazur |
| SIGNATURE | MAZUR B |
| AFFILIATIONS | American Bar Foundation |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 3 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1969 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Prime Numbers and the Riemann Hypothesis
A Streetcar Named (among Other Things) Proof
This chapter traces the origins of deductive mathematical proof in classical Greece by drawing on the tradition of Jean-Pierre Vernant and G. E. R. Lloyd. It first considers how certain rhetorical concepts, methods, and patterns were instrumental to mathematical proof before discussing various cognitive modes, or stations, in historical development. The streetcar-named-Desire metaphor is used to examine certain cognitive aspects of the narrative,…
Hilbert on Theology and Its Discontents
This chapter examines the myth surrounding Paul Gordan's response to David Hilbert's finiteness theorems. A proof introduced by Hilbert in 1888 became the paradigm of modern axiomatic mathematics. In the myth, Gordan denounced Hilbert's proof, and his anathema rebounded against himself when he said, “This is not Mathematics, it is Theology!” After providing the background to the various interpretations that Gordan's comment has generated, the cha…
Circles disturbed
On mathematics, imagination & the beauty of numbers
BARRY M AZUR: I can't answer that question, but I can offer some com ments. A person's first steps in his or her mathematical development are ex ceedingly important. Early education deserves our efforts and ingenuity. But also here is a message to any older per son who has never given a thought to mathematics or science during their school days or afterwards : You may be ready to start. Starting can be intellectu ally thrilling, and there are qui…
Etale Homotopy
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Etale Homotopy
On mathematics, imagination & the beauty of numbers
BARRY M AZUR: I can't answer that question, but I can offer some com ments. A person's first steps in his or her mathematical development are ex ceedingly important. Early education deserves our efforts and ingenuity. But also here is a message to any older per son who has never given a thought to mathematics or science during their school days or afterwards : You may be ready to start. Starting can be intellectu ally thrilling, and there are qui…
A Streetcar Named (among Other Things) Proof
This chapter traces the origins of deductive mathematical proof in classical Greece by drawing on the tradition of Jean-Pierre Vernant and G. E. R. Lloyd. It first considers how certain rhetorical concepts, methods, and patterns were instrumental to mathematical proof before discussing various cognitive modes, or stations, in historical development. The streetcar-named-Desire metaphor is used to examine certain cognitive aspects of the narrative,…
Hilbert on Theology and Its Discontents
This chapter examines the myth surrounding Paul Gordan's response to David Hilbert's finiteness theorems. A proof introduced by Hilbert in 1888 became the paradigm of modern axiomatic mathematics. In the myth, Gordan denounced Hilbert's proof, and his anathema rebounded against himself when he said, “This is not Mathematics, it is Theology!” After providing the background to the various interpretations that Gordan's comment has generated, the cha…
Circles disturbed
Prime Numbers and the Riemann Hypothesis
Mathematics (6 works) · Art (4 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Literature (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Narrative (3 works) · Pure mathematics (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Historical and Literary Studies (2 works) · History and Theory of Mathematics (2 works)