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David Mumford (1) (1937–)

Author of Indra's Pearls: The Vision of Felix Klein

For other authors named David Mumford, see the disambiguation page.

13 Works 292 Members 1 Review

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Image credit: David Mumford. Photo by Gert-Martin Greuel.

Works by David Mumford

Indra's Pearls: The Vision of Felix Klein (2002) 86 copies, 1 review

The Red Book of Varieties and Schemes (1988) 52 copies

Algebraic Geometry I: Complex Projective Varieties (1976) 30 copies

Geometric Invariant Theory (Ergebnisse der Mathematik und ihrer Grenzgebiete. 2. Folge) (1965) 29 copies

Abelian Varieties (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research) (1985) 22 copies

Tata Lectures on Theta I (1982) 18 copies

Pattern Theory: The Stochastic Analysis of Real-World Signals (Applying Mathematics) (2010) 18 copies

Lectures on Curves on an Algebraic Surface (1966) 14 copies

Tata lectures on theta III (1991) 7 copies

Curves and Their Jacobians (1975) 6 copies

Introduction to algebraic geometry. Preliminary Version of first 3 Chapters (1967) 5 copies

Selected Papers: On the Classification of Varieties and Moduli Spaces (2004) 3 copies

Selected Papers: Volume II: On Algebraic Geometry, including Correspondence with Grothendieck (2010) 2 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Mumford, David
Legal name: Mumford, David Bryant
Birthdate: 1937-06-11
Gender: male
Education: Harvard University
Awards and honors: Fields Medal (1974)
Leroy P. Steele Prize (Mathematical Exposition, 2007)
Nationality: England
UK
Birthplace: Worth, West Sussex, England
Associated Place (for map): West Sussex, England

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Indra's Pearls: The Vision of Felix Klein by David Mumford

Mathematical and algorithmic details of a lesser-known class of fractals. Quite lavishly produced.

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Leroy P. Steele Prize

The Red Book of Varieties and Schemes (Mathematical Exposition – 2007)

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Works: 13
Members: 292
Popularity: #80,151
Rating: ½ 4.7

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 57

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