В ответ на многочисленные однотипные глупые вопросы

Feb 03, 2011 12:12

Взято из предисловия к «Radical theory of rings» (B. J. Gardner, R. Wiegandt). Какие-либо добавления с моей стороны, думаю, излишни :-)

A pure mathematician is one who - in contrast to an applied mathematician - does not claim that his/her results are applicable. They are, therefore, often charged with doing research mainly for fun, for prestige, or to a lesser extent for other purposes. This concerns also algebraists engaged with radical theory. We are often faced with the nasty question: what is the use of radical theory. An indisputable answer is that it does not harm, in sharp contrast with many expensive and subsidised human activities...

кольца и модули, алгебра

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