Cooperating around a theory: the example of lattice theory in the 1930s
In 1933, lattice theory was a new subject, put forth by Garrett Birkhoff. In contrast, in 1940, it was already a mature subject, worth publishing a book on. Indeed, the first monograph, written by the same G. Birkhoff, was the result of these 7 years of working on a lattice theory. In my talk, I would like to focus on this fast development. I will present the notion of a theory not only as an actors’ category but as an historical category. Relying on that definition, I would like to focus on some collaborations around the notion of lattices. In particular, we will study lattice theory as a meeting point between the works of G. Birkhoff and two other mathematicians: John von Neumann and Marshall Stone.
Date:
16 June 2017, 14:00 (Friday, 8th week, Trinity 2017)
Venue:
Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details:
C2
Speaker:
Simon Decaens (Université Paris Diderot)
Organising department:
Mathematical Institute
Organiser:
Christopher Hollings (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
christopher.hollings@maths.ox.ac.uk
Host:
Christopher Hollings (University of Oxford)
Part of:
History of Mathematics Seminar
Topics:
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editor:
Christopher Hollings
