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Five papers by distinguished American and European mathematicians describe some current trends in mathematics in the perspective of the recent past and in terms of expectations for the future. Among the subjects discussed are algebraic groups, quadratic forms, topological aspects of global analysis, variants of the index theorem, and partial differential equations.



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John Willard Milnor, Winner of the 2011 Leroy P. Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement, American Mathematical Society

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*Frontmatter, pg. i*PREFACE, pg. v*CONTENTS, pg. vii*THE SIGNATURE THEOREM: REMINISCENCES AND RECREATION, pg. 1*THE CALCULUS OF FOURIER INTEGRAL OPERATORS, pg. 33*SYMMETRIC INNER PRODUCTS IN CHARACTERISTIC 2, pg. 59*COHOMOLOGIE DES GROUPES DISCRETS, pg. 77*FUTURE EXTENSIONS OF INDEX THEORY AND ELLIPTIC OPERATORS, pg. 171

Prospects in Mathematics

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      Publisher Princeton University Press
      Published 21 November 1971
      ISBN-13 9780691080949
      978-0691080949
      ISBN-10 0691080941
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      Mathematics

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      Book Synopsis

      Five papers by distinguished American and European mathematicians describe some current trends in mathematics in the perspective of the recent past and in terms of expectations for the future. Among the subjects discussed are algebraic groups, quadratic forms, topological aspects of global analysis, variants of the index theorem, and partial differential equations.



      Trade Review
      John Willard Milnor, Winner of the 2011 Leroy P. Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement, American Mathematical Society

      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*PREFACE, pg. v*CONTENTS, pg. vii*THE SIGNATURE THEOREM: REMINISCENCES AND RECREATION, pg. 1*THE CALCULUS OF FOURIER INTEGRAL OPERATORS, pg. 33*SYMMETRIC INNER PRODUCTS IN CHARACTERISTIC 2, pg. 59*COHOMOLOGIE DES GROUPES DISCRETS, pg. 77*FUTURE EXTENSIONS OF INDEX THEORY AND ELLIPTIC OPERATORS, pg. 171

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