Ekeland, Ivar  1944- <br/><br/>
The best of all possible worlds  mathematics and destiny 
Ivar Ekeland 
 - 207 S.  Ill., graph. Darst. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-198) and index 
<br/><br/>Keeping the beat -- The birth of modern science -- The least action principle -- From computations to geometry -- Poincaré and beyond -- Pandora's box -- May the best one win -- The end of nature -- The common good -- A personal conclusion 
<br/><br/> Keeping the beat -- The birth of modern science -- The least action principle -- From computations to geometry -- Poincaré and beyond -- Pandora's box -- May the best one win -- The end of nature -- The common good -- A personal conclusion 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0226199940  cloth : alk. paper 9780226199948   Gb. : USD 25.00, GBP 12.72 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>9780226199948 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>006001984 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>013536627  UK 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Science--Mathematics<br/>Mathematical analysis<br/>Logic, Symbolic and mathematical<br/>Human behavior<br/>Ethics
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Aufsatzsammlung<br/>Aufsatzsammlung
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>Q172 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>509