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The unimaginable mathematics of Borges' Library of Babel

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"The Library of Babel is arguably Jorge Luis Borges' best known story. Now, in The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges' Library of Babel, William Goldbloom Bloch takes readers on a fascinating tour of the mathematical ideas hidden within one of the' classic works of modern literature. Bloch begins each chapter with a mathematical idea - combinatorics, topology, geometry, information theory - followed by examples and  Read more...

Abstract: "The Library of Babel is arguably Jorge Luis Borges' best known story. Now, in The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges' Library of Babel, William Goldbloom Bloch takes readers on a fascinating tour of the mathematical ideas hidden within one of the' classic works of modern literature. Bloch begins each chapter with a mathematical idea - combinatorics, topology, geometry, information theory - followed by examples and illustrations that put flesh on the theoretical bones. In this way, he provides many insights into Borges' Library."--Book jacket

Author(s): Bloch W.G.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 2008

Language: English
Pages: 192
Tags: Borges, Jorge Luis, -- 1899-1986 -- Knowledge -- Mathematics.;Borges, Jorge Luis, -- 1899-1986.;Borges, Jorge Luis.;La Biblioteca de Babel.;Mathematics and literature.;Mathematics -- Philosophy.;Mathematics.;Kombinatorik.;Mathematik.

Content: Combinatorics : contemplating variations of the 23 letters --
Information theory : cataloging the collection --
Real analysis : the book of sand --
Topology and cosmology : the universe (which others call the library) --
Geometry and graph theory : ambiguity and access --
More combinatorics : disordering into order --
A homomorphism : structure into meaning --
Critical points --
Openings.