The Legacy of Niels Henrik Abel The Abel Bicentennial, Oslo, 2002
Abel's influence on modern mathematics is substantial. This is seen in many ways, but maybe clearest in the number of mathematical terms containing the adjective Abelian. In algebra, algebraic and complex geometry, analysis, the theory of differential and
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Olav Arnfinn Laudal • Ragni Piene (Editors)
The Legacy of Niels Henrik Abel The Abel Bicentennial, Oslo, 2002
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Olav Arnfinn Laudal Ragni Piene University of Oslo Department of Mathematics 0316 Oslo, Norway e-mail: [email protected] URL: http://folk.uio.no/arnfinnl! http://folk. uio.no/ragnip/
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Mathematics SubjectClassification (2000): OI-XX, lI-XX, 14-XX, 16-XX,32-XX, 34-XX, 37-XX, SI-XX
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Contents
The Legacy of Niels Henrik Abel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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King Harald V Opening address The Abel Bicentennial Conference University of Oslo, June 3, 2002 . . . . .
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Arild Stubhaug The Life of Niels Henrik Abel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Christian Houzel The Wor
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