The notion of dimension in geometry and algebra

By Yuri I. Manin. 2005

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This talk reviews some mathematical and physical ideas related to the notion of dimension. After a brief historical introduction, various modern constructions from fractal geometry, noncommutative geometry, and theoretical physics are invoked and compared. Glenn Gould disapproved of his own recording of Goldberg variations. “There is a lot of piano playing going on there, and I mean that as the most disparaging comment possible.” NYRB, Oct. 7, 2004, p. 10

Subfields: Geometry and Topology, Mathematical Physics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

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