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Physics in Riemann's mathematical papers
Athanase Papadopoulos
Riemann's mathematical papers contain many ideas that arise from physics, and some of them are motivated by problems from physics. In fact, it is not easy to separate Riemann's ide…
Herbert Busemann (1905--1994). A biography for his Selected Works edition
Athanase Papadopoulos
This is a biography of Herbert Busemann (1905--1994). The final version will appear in Volume I of the Selected Works of Herbert Busemann (2 volumes, Springer Verlag, to appear in…
Looking backward: From Euler to Riemann
Athanase Papadopoulos
We survey the main ideas in the early history of the subjects on which Riemann worked and that led to some of his most important discoveries. The subjects discussed include the the…
Mathematics, physics and philosophy in Riemann's work and beyond
Athanase Papadopoulos
This is the introduction I wrote for the multi-authored book "From Riemann to differential geometry and relativity", edited by L. Ji, A. Papadopoulos and S. Yamada (Berlin, Springe…
Quasiconformal mappings, from Ptolemy's geography to the work of Teichmüller
Athanase Papadopoulos
The origin of quasiconformal mappings, like that of conformal mappings, can be traced back to old cartography where the basic problem was the search for mappings from the sphere on…