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Sobolev of the Euler School

History and Overview 2011-05-31 v8 Functional Analysis

Abstract

This is a short overview of the origins of distribution theory as well as the life of Sergei Sobolev (1908--1989) and his contribution to the formation of the modern outlook of mathematics.

Cite

@article{arxiv.0801.4174,
  title  = {Sobolev of the Euler School},
  author = {S. S. Kutateladze},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0801.4174},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

11 pages; a few typos corrected

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