Ekeland, Ivar (Author)
University of Chicago Press
Physical Details: 207 pp.; bibl.; index; ill.
Language: English
Description History of the idea of optimization in mathematics beginning in the 18th century and its applications in biology, economics, and politics.
Review Sheynin, Oscar (2011) Review of "The Best of All Possible Worlds: Mathematics and Destiny". Almagest (pp. 146-147).
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