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Author includes the word(s): Hermann Broch 2 matches found out of 1646 entries (Note: This page not the entire list of works of Mathematical Fiction. To see the whole list, click here.)

The Sleepwalkers (Schlafwandler) (1931) Hermann Broch The third part of this trilogy contains digressions in which Broch talks about logic, mathematical axioms, and projective geometry. According to these digressions, the lack of style of mathematics resembles the style of modernity. (more)

The Unknown Quantity (1933) Hermann Broch "Here the main character is a mathematician who learns, through love and tragedy, that the `unknown quantity' of life resists mathematical formulation." (more)

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Exciting News: The 1,600th entry was recently added to this database of mathematical fiction! Also, for those of you interested in non-fictional math books let me (shamelessly) plug the recent release of the second edition of my soliton theory textbook.

(Maintained by Alex Kasman, College of Charleston)