Modern Algebra and the Rise of Mathematical Structures: Second revised edition by Leo CorryEnglish | PDF | 2004 | 463 Pages | ISBN : 3764370025 | 64.1 MB
The notion of a mathematical structure is among the most pervasive ones in twentieth-century mathematics. Modern Algebra and the Rise of Mathematical Structures describes two stages in the historical development of this notion: first, it traces its rise in the context of algebra from the mid-nineteenth century to its consolidation by 1930, and then it considers several attempts to formulate elaborate theories after 1930 aimed at elucidating, from a purely mathematical perspective, the precise meaning of this idea.