A Scientific Biography of Cahit Arf (1910-1997)
History and Overview
2013-01-18 v1 Algebraic Geometry
Algebraic Topology
Geometric Topology
Number Theory
Abstract
In this paper we analyze both the scientific activities of Cahit Arf, a Turkish mathematician, and the social context in which he worked. We also discuss his work and social environment leading to the discovery of Arf invariant, Arf rings, Arf closure and Hasse-Arf theorem.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1301.3699,
title = {A Scientific Biography of Cahit Arf (1910-1997)},
author = {Ali Sinan Sertoz},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1301.3699},
year = {2013}
}