Cheng, Eugenia
Beyond infinity : an expedition to the outer limits of mathematics / Eugenia Cheng. - New York : Basic Books, c2017. - x, 284 pages; illustrations
Contents: The journey. What is infinity? ; Playing with infinity ; What infinity is not ; Infinity slips away from us Again ; Counting up to infinity ; Some things are more infinite than others ; Counting beyond infinity ; Comparing infinities ; What infinity is -- The Sights. Where is infinity? ; Things that are nearly infinity ; Infinite dimensions ; Infinite-dimensional categories ; The infinitesimally small ; When infinity nearly caused mathematics to fall apart (and maybe also your brain) ; Weirdness ; Where infinity is.
English
9781541644137 [paperback]
Infinite.
Mathematics.
Beyond infinity : an expedition to the outer limits of mathematics / Eugenia Cheng. - New York : Basic Books, c2017. - x, 284 pages; illustrations
Contents: The journey. What is infinity? ; Playing with infinity ; What infinity is not ; Infinity slips away from us Again ; Counting up to infinity ; Some things are more infinite than others ; Counting beyond infinity ; Comparing infinities ; What infinity is -- The Sights. Where is infinity? ; Things that are nearly infinity ; Infinite dimensions ; Infinite-dimensional categories ; The infinitesimally small ; When infinity nearly caused mathematics to fall apart (and maybe also your brain) ; Weirdness ; Where infinity is.
English
9781541644137 [paperback]
Infinite.
Mathematics.