{"product_id":"9780817640057","title":"Contemporary Mathematicians","description":"\u003ch1\u003eContemporary Mathematicians\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eTondeur, Philippe\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eKuo-Tsai Chen (1923-1987) is best known to the mathematics community \nfor his work on iterated integrals and power series connections in \nconjunction with his research on the cohomology of loop spaces.  His \nwork is intimately related to the theory of minimal models as \ndeveloped by Dennis Sullivan, whose own work was in part inspired by \nthe research of Chen. \nAn outstanding and original mathematician, Chen's work falls naturally \ninto three periods:  his early work on group theory and links in the \nthree sphere; his subsequent work on formal differential equations, \nwhich gradually developed into his most powerful and important work; \nand his work on iterated integrals and homotopy theory, which occupied \nhim for the last twenty years of his life.  The goal of Chen's \niterated integrals program, which is a de Rham theory for path spaces, \nwas to study the interaction of topology and analysis through path \nintegration. \nThe present volume is a comprehensive collection of Chen's \nmathematical publications preceded by an article, \"The Life and Work \nof Kuo-Tsai Chen,\" placing his work and research interests into their \nproper context and demonstrating the power and scope of his \ninfluence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Birkhäuser\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2001-06-21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780817640057\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4612-2096-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 254cm x178cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 734\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Birkhäuser Boston","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46541714587788,"sku":"9780817640057","price":224.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780817640057.jpg?v=1775747010","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780817640057","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}