THE MILLENNIUM PROBLEMS

Book ID/图书代码： 03830506B00027

English Summary/英文概要： The definitive lay reader’s account of the Everests of mathematics--the seven unsolved problems that definethe state of the art in contemporary math.

In 2000, the Clay Foundation of Cambridge, Massachusetts, announced a historic competition: whoever could solve any of seven extraordinarily difficult mathematical problems, and have the solution acknowledged as correct by the experts, would receive $1 million in prize money. There was some precedent for doing this: in 1900 David Hilbert, one of the greatest mathematicians of his day, proposed twenty-three problems, now known as the Hilbert Problems, that set much of the agenda for mathematics in the twentieth century. The Millennium Problems are likely to acquire similar stature, and their solution (or lack of one) is likely to play a strong role in determining the course of mathematics in the current century. Keith Devlin, renowned expositor of mathematics, tells here what the seven problems are, how they came about, and what they mean for math and science.

These problems are the brass rings held out to today’s mathematicians, glittering and just out of reach. In the hands of Keith Devlin, "the Math Guy" from NPR’s "Weekend Edition," each Millennium Problem becomes a fascinating window onto the deepest and toughest questions in the field. For mathematicians, physicists, engineers, and everyone else with an interest in mathematics’ cutting edge, The Millennium Problems is the definitive account of a subject that will have a very long shelf life.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 2000年，美國麻塞諸塞州劍橋大學的克雷基金會，發起了一場颇具历史意义的竞赛：誰能夠成功破解數學界七大難題中任何一個，並經專家確認為正確的解決方案，都將獲得一百萬美元的巨額獎金。事實上，類似的舉措早在1900便有先例：David Hilbert，當時最為偉大的數學家之一，懸賞下總共二十三個數學難題( 現被稱作希爾伯特數學問題集/the Hilbert Problems )，這些題目二十世紀的數學界產生了深遠的影響。这些问题涉及纯粹数学和应用数学中大多数最迷人的领域：从拓扑学和数论到粒子物理学、密码学、计算理论甚至飞机设计。著名的数学阐释者德夫林在本书中向我们讲了这七大难题的内容、由来以及它们对数学和科学的意义。如今，千禧年數學題( Millennium Problems )的出現，以及相關的破解(亦或沒有破解)，都將會對當代學界起到全新的導向作用。作為著名數學評論家，本書作者Keith Devlin 將向讀者闡述這七大數學問題，以及它們的起源和對學界所產生的影響。

這些問題，至今高懸於數學領域的神壇之上，靜待後人的破解。對於數學家、物理學家、工程學家以及眾多對於尖端數學抱有熱情的人們而言，《千年難題》都是關於一門具有長久生命力的學科的最可靠描述。 (WHL&CLAIRE)

Awards/获奖情况：本书已远销英国、巴西、捷克、意大利、法国、日本、韩国、马其顿、葡萄牙(UK:Granta
Brazil:Record
Czech: Dokoran
France:Ed.duPommier
Italy: Longanesi
Japan:Iwanami
Korea:Kachi
Macedonia:MAGOR
Portugal:Gradiva)

Adult/High School-In May, 2000, the Clay Mathematics Institute posted a million-dollar prize to anyone able to solve any of what it considered the seven most important mathematical problems of the 21st century. They were chosen not for theoretical beauty alone, but because many of them deal with concepts in fields like physics, computer science, and engineering, and exist because practitioners in those fields are already using theoretical or practical design solutions that have not been mathematically proven. Devlin, "The Math Guy" from NPR’s Weekend Edition, does a good job explaining the background of the problems and why theoretical mathematics as a discipline should matter to a general audience. Each problem has a chapter of its own and is given a treatment that, where applicable, extends back to the ancient Greeks. A passing knowledge of mathematics is important for taking in Devlin’s work but a major in the subject is not, and this book should satisfy anyone looking for a layman’s guide to modern theoretical mathematics. Or hoping to win a million dollars.---Sheryl Fowler, Chantilly Regional Library, VA, From School Library Journal

About the Author/作者介绍： Devlin is executive director of Stanford University’s Center for the Study of Language and Information, He is cofounder and executive director of Stanford’s Media X network, a research network focused the design and use of interactive technologies. and author of LIFE BY THE NUMBERS, companion book to a PBS-TV series, GOODBYE DESCARTES (both Wiley) and THE LANGUAGE OF MATHEMATICS (Freeman). He has been featured on the BBC and regularly on NPR radio’s Weekend Edition as “the Math Guy.” www.stanford.edu/~kdevlin/
作者 Keith Devlin，斯坦福大學語言資訊研究中心執行理事，斯坦福大學Media X網路理事兼創辦人之一。他是25本著作、一张互动式CD光盘与75篇数学研究论文的作者其中包括《数字化的生命》（Life by the Numbers）、《数学：模式的科学》（Mathematics：The Science of Patterns）与《千年难题》（The Millennium Problems）等。.. Devlin活躍於BBC和美國公共電臺週末版之上(在节目中他被称作“数学小子”)，著名的主持人’the Math Guy’正是其人。關於作者的更多詳情可以登錄www.stanford.edu/~kdevlin/。

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