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The life, work and legacy of P. L. Chebyshev

History and Overview 2021-11-25 v1 Probability

Abstract

We survey briefly the life and work of P. L. Chebyshev, and his ongoing influence. We discuss his contributions to probability, number theory and mechanics, his pupils and mathematical descendants, and his role as the founding father of Russian mathematics in general and of the Russian school of probability in particular.

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@article{arxiv.2111.12551,
  title  = {The life, work and legacy of P. L. Chebyshev},
  author = {N. H. Bingham},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2111.12551},
  year   = {2021}
}