Selected Works

By Luis Antonio Santaló

Luis Antonio Santal (Spain 1911 - Argentina 2001) contributed to several branches of Geometry, his laying of the mathematical foundations of Stereology and its applications perhaps being his most outstanding achievement. A considerable power of abstraction, a brilliant geometric intuition and an outstanding gift as a disseminator of science were among his virtues. The present volume contains a selection of his best papers.

Part I consists of a short biography and some photographs together with a complete list of his publications, classified into research papers, books, and articles on education and the popularization of mathematics, as well as a comprehensive analysis of his contribution to science.

Part II, the main part of the book, includes selected papers, arranged into five sections according to the nature of their contents: Differential Geometry, Integral Geometry, Convex Geometry, Affine Geometry, and Statistics and Stereology. Each section is preceded by a commentary by a renowned specialist: Teufel, Langevin, Schneider, Leichtweiss, and Cruz-Orive, respectively.

Finally, Part III emphasizes the influence of his work. It contains commentaries by several specialists regarding modern results based on, or closely related to, those of Santal , some book reviews written by Santal , as well as some reviews of his books. As a curious addendum, a ranking of his articles, given by Santal himself, is included.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3662532379
• ISBN13: 9783662532379
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 854 Pages
• Weight: 2.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"