9. Interventions in Pure Mathematics

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures ix
4. Preface xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. The Essayist 27
7. 2. Poincaré’s Career 153
8. 3. The Prize Competition of 1880 207
9. 4. The Three Body Problem 253
10. 5. Cosmogony 300
11. 6. Physics 318
12. 7. Theory of Functions and Mathematical Physics 382
13. 8. Topology 427
14. 9. Interventions in Pure Mathematics 467
15. 10. Poincaré as a Professional Physicist 509
16. 11. Poincaré and the Philosophy of Science 525
17. 12. Appendixes 543
18. References 553
19. Name Index 585
20. Subject Index 589