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| Publication date |
2018
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| Journal |
Indagationes Mathematicae
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| Volume | Issue number |
29 | 1
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| Pages (from-to) |
150-160
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| Organisations |
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Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Korteweg-de Vries Institute for Mathematics (KdVI)
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| Abstract |
Allegedly, Brouwer discovered his famous fixed point theorem while stirring a cup of coffee and noticing that there is always at least one point in the liquid that does not move. In this paper, based on a talk in honor of Brouwer at the University of Amsterdam, we will explore how Brouwer's ideas about this phenomenon spilled over in a lot of different areas of mathematics and how this eventually led to an intriguing geometrical theory we now know as mirror symmetry.
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| Document type |
Article
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| Note |
Virtual special issue - L.E.J. Brouwer after 50 years
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| Language |
English
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| Published at |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indag.2017.10.002
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| Other links |
https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85035082110
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