Definition:Invariant/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Invariant
Invariants were investigated by David Hilbert, who proved important general results about the set of all algebraic invariants of certain groups of transformations.
It is noted that the problem of calculation and full description of all possible invariants can be difficult, if not intractable.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): invariant
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): invariant