Poincaré and the three body problem
The idea of chaos figures prominently in mathematics. It arose in the work of one of the greatest mathematicians of the late 19th century, Henri Poincare, on a problem in celestial mechanics: the three body problem. This title opens with a discussion of the development of the three body problem itself and Poincare's related earlier work.
Print Book, English, ©1997
American Mathematical Society ; London Mathematical Society, Providence, R.I., London, ©1997
History of mathematics, ; v. 11, v. 11
xv, 272 p. : il., retrs. ; 26 cm.
9780821803677, 0821803670
318463800
Introduction Historical background Poincare's work before 1889 Oscar II's 60th birthday competition Poincare's memoir on the three body problem Reception of Poincare's memoir Poincare's related work after 1889 Associated mathematical activity Hadamard and Birkhoff Epilogue Appendices References Index.