The Four-Color Theorem : History, Topological Foundations, and Idea of Proof

This book discusses a famous problem that helped to define the field now known as topology: What is the minimum number of colors required to print a map so that no two adjoining countries have the same color? This problem remained unsolved until the 1950s, when it was finally cracked using a computer. This book discusses the history and mathematics of the problem, as well as the philosophical debate which ensued, regarding the validity of computer generated proofs.

著者

Fritsch, Gerda、 Peschke, Julie、Fritsch, Rudolf

出版社

Springer-Verlag New York Inc.

発売日

2012-10-23

価格

価格未定（税込・書誌情報提供：openBD）

ISBN

9781461272540

ページ数

276ページ

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