George David Birkhoff and John von Neumann: A Question of Priority and the Ergodic Theorems, 1931–1932
2002; Elsevier BV; Volume: 29; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Francês
10.1006/hmat.2001.2338
ISSN1090-249X
Autores Tópico(s)Philosophy and History of Science
ResumoBased on a recently discovered letter of John von Neumann to his friend Howard Percy Robertson, the present paper discusses in detail the priority of the discovery and publication of the ergodic theorems by George David Birkhoff and von Neumann in 1931/1932. © 2002 Elsevier Science (USA). À la suite de la découverte récente d'une lettre de John von Neumann à son ami Howard Percy Robertson, cet article examine en détail les priorités de George David Birkhoff et von Neumann dans la découverte et la publication des théorèmes ergodiques, dans les années 1931/1932. © 2002 Elsevier Science (USA). MSC subject classifications: 01A60, 01A70.
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