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The notion of dimension in geometry and algebra

Author(s): Yuri I. Manin
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 43 (2006), 139-161.
MSC (2000): Primary 14H10, 14N10
Posted: February 8, 2006
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Abstract: This talk reviews some mathematical and physical ideas related to the notion of dimension. After a brief historical introduction, various modern constructions from fractal geometry, noncommutative geometry, and theoretical physics are invoked and compared.

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Yuri I. Manin
Affiliation: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA
Address at time of publication: Max-Planck-Institut für Mathematik, Vivatsgasse 7, 53111 Bonn, Germany

DOI: 10.1090/S0273-0979-06-01081-0
PII: S 0273-0979(06)01081-0
Received by editor(s): April 24, 2005
Posted: February 8, 2006
Additional Notes: Based on the talks delivered at the AMS sectional meeting, Northwestern University, October 2004; and Blyth Lectures, University of Toronto, November 2004
Copyright of article: Copyright 2006, Yuri I. Manin

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