Poincare and the Three Body Problem - Paperback - 1996

The idea of chaos figures prominently in mathematics. It arose in the work of one of the greatest mathematicians of the late 19th century, Henri Poincare, on a problem in celestial mechanics: the three body problem. This title opens with a discussion of the development of the three body problem itself and Poincare's related earlier work.
Year of publication: 1996
Pagination: 200 pages, Illustrations, ports.
Format: Paperback
Serie: History of Mathematics