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Bartel Leendert van der Waerden

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Bartel Leendert van der Waerden (February 2, 1903 – January 12, 1996) was a Dutch mathematician and historian of mathematics. [1]

53 relations: Abstract algebra, Academic genealogy, Alexander Soifer, Algebraic geometry, Amsterdam, Combinatorics, David Hilbert, David van Dantzig, Doctor of Philosophy, Emil Artin, Emmy Noether, Göttingen, Geombinatorics, Geometry, Germany, Habilitation, Hans Freudenthal, Herbert Seifert, History of mathematics, History of science, Ivor Grattan-Guinness, Johns Hopkins University, L. E. J. Brouwer, Leipzig, Leipzig University, Mathematical analysis, Mathematics, Moderne Algebra, Nazi Germany, Netherlands, Notices of the American Mathematical Society, Number theory, Paul Koebe, Permanent (mathematics), Princeton University, Probability, Quantum mechanics, Richard Dedekind, Springer Science+Business Media, Statistics, Switzerland, Topology, University of Amsterdam, University of Göttingen, University of Groningen, University of Zurich, Utrecht University, Van der Waerden notation, Van der Waerden number, Van der Waerden test, ..., Van der Waerden's theorem, World War II, Zürich. Expand index (3 more) »

Abstract algebra

In algebra, which is a broad division of mathematics, abstract algebra (occasionally called modern algebra) is the study of algebraic structures.

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Academic genealogy

An academic, or scientific, genealogy, organizes a family tree of scientists and scholars according to mentoring relationships, often in the form of dissertation supervision relationships.

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Alexander Soifer

Alexander Soifer is a Russian-born American mathematician and mathematics author.

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Algebraic geometry

Algebraic geometry is a branch of mathematics, classically studying zeros of multivariate polynomials.

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Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the capital and most populous municipality of the Netherlands.

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Combinatorics

Combinatorics is an area of mathematics primarily concerned with counting, both as a means and an end in obtaining results, and certain properties of finite structures.

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David Hilbert

David Hilbert (23 January 1862 – 14 February 1943) was a German mathematician.

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David van Dantzig

David van Dantzig (September 23, 1900 – July 22, 1959) was a Dutch mathematician, well known for the construction in topology of the dyadic solenoid.

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Doctor of Philosophy

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or Ph.D.; Latin Philosophiae doctor) is the highest academic degree awarded by universities in most countries.

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Emil Artin

Emil Artin (March 3, 1898 – December 20, 1962) was an Austrian mathematician of Armenian descent.

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Emmy Noether

Amalie Emmy NoetherEmmy is the Rufname, the second of two official given names, intended for daily use.

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Göttingen

Göttingen (Low German: Chöttingen) is a university city in Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Geombinatorics

Geombinatorics is a quarterly mathematical journal founded by Alexander Soifer and published by the University of Colorado, United States, since 1991.

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Geometry

Geometry (from the γεωμετρία; geo- "earth", -metron "measurement") is a branch of mathematics concerned with questions of shape, size, relative position of figures, and the properties of space.

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Germany

Germany (Deutschland), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland), is a sovereign state in central-western Europe.

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Habilitation

Habilitation defines the qualification to conduct self-contained university teaching and is the key for access to a professorship in many European countries.

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Hans Freudenthal

Hans Freudenthal (17 September 1905 – 13 October 1990) was a Jewish-German-born Dutch mathematician.

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Herbert Seifert

Herbert Karl Johannes Seifert (27 May 1907, Bernstadt – 1 October 1996, Heidelberg) was a German mathematician known for his work in topology.

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History of mathematics

The area of study known as the history of mathematics is primarily an investigation into the origin of discoveries in mathematics and, to a lesser extent, an investigation into the mathematical methods and notation of the past.

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History of science

The history of science is the study of the development of science and scientific knowledge, including both the natural and social sciences.

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Ivor Grattan-Guinness

Ivor Owen Grattan-Guinness (23 June 1941 – 12 December 2014) was a historian of mathematics and logic.

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Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University is an American private research university in Baltimore, Maryland.

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L. E. J. Brouwer

Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer (27 February 1881 – 2 December 1966), usually cited as L. E. J. Brouwer but known to his friends as Bertus, was a Dutch mathematician and philosopher, who worked in topology, set theory, measure theory and complex analysis.

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Leipzig

Leipzig is the most populous city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany.

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Leipzig University

Leipzig University (Universität Leipzig), in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in Germany.

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Mathematical analysis

Mathematical analysis is the branch of mathematics dealing with limits and related theories, such as differentiation, integration, measure, infinite series, and analytic functions.

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Mathematics

Mathematics (from Greek μάθημα máthēma, "knowledge, study, learning") is the study of such topics as quantity, structure, space, and change.

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Moderne Algebra

Moderne Algebra is a two-volume German textbook on graduate abstract algebra by, originally based on lectures given by Emil Artin in 1926 and by from 1924 to 1928.

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Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany is the common English name for the period in German history from 1933 to 1945, when Germany was under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler through the Nazi Party (NSDAP).

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Netherlands

The Netherlands (Nederland), often referred to as Holland, is a country located mostly in Western Europe with a population of seventeen million.

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Notices of the American Mathematical Society

Notices of the American Mathematical Society is the membership journal of the American Mathematical Society (AMS), published monthly except for the combined June/July issue.

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Number theory

Number theory, or in older usage arithmetic, is a branch of pure mathematics devoted primarily to the study of the integers.

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Paul Koebe

Paul Koebe (15 February 1882 – 6 August 1945) was a 20th-century German mathematician.

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Permanent (mathematics)

In linear algebra, the permanent of a square matrix is a function of the matrix similar to the determinant.

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Princeton University

Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey.

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Probability

Probability is the measure of the likelihood that an event will occur.

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Quantum mechanics

Quantum mechanics (QM; also known as quantum physics, quantum theory, the wave mechanical model, or matrix mechanics), including quantum field theory, is a fundamental theory in physics which describes nature at the smallest scales of energy levels of atoms and subatomic particles.

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Richard Dedekind

Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind (6 October 1831 – 12 February 1916) was a German mathematician who made important contributions to abstract algebra (particularly ring theory), axiomatic foundation for the natural numbers, algebraic number theory and the definition of the real numbers.

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Springer Science+Business Media

Springer Science+Business Media or Springer, part of Springer Nature since 2015, is a global publishing company that publishes books, e-books and peer-reviewed journals in science, humanities, technical and medical (STM) publishing.

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Statistics

Statistics is a branch of mathematics dealing with the collection, analysis, interpretation, presentation, and organization of data.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a sovereign state in Europe.

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Topology

In mathematics, topology (from the Greek τόπος, place, and λόγος, study) is concerned with the properties of space that are preserved under continuous deformations, such as stretching, crumpling and bending, but not tearing or gluing.

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University of Amsterdam

The University of Amsterdam (abbreviated as UvA, Universiteit van Amsterdam) is a public university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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University of Göttingen

The University of Göttingen (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, GAU, known informally as Georgia Augusta) is a public research university in the city of Göttingen, Germany.

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University of Groningen

The University of Groningen (abbreviated as UG; Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, abbreviated as RUG) is a public research university in the city of Groningen in the Netherlands.

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University of Zurich

The University of Zurich (UZH, Universität Zürich), located in the city of Zürich, is the largest university in Switzerland, with over 25,000 students.

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Utrecht University

Utrecht University (UU; Universiteit Utrecht, formerly Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht) is a university in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

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Van der Waerden notation

In theoretical physics, van der Waerden notation refers to the usage of two-component spinors (Weyl spinors) in four spacetime dimensions.

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Van der Waerden number

Van der Waerden's theorem states that for any positive integers r and k there exists a positive integer N such that if the integers are colored, each with one of r different colors, then there are at least k integers in arithmetic progression all of the same color.

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Van der Waerden test

Named after the Dutch mathematician Bartel Leendert van der Waerden, the Van der Waerden test is a statistical test that k population distribution functions are equal.

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Van der Waerden's theorem

Van der Waerden's theorem is a theorem in the branch of mathematics called Ramsey theory.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Zürich

Zürich or Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartel_Leendert_van_der_Waerden

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