Emmy Noether’s Contribution to the Rise of the Structural Approach in Algebra
Prof. Dr. Leo Corry
This talk is devoted to describing the background to Emmy Noether’s contribution to the rise and consolidation of the “structural” approach in algebra. In this approach, algebra is seen as a discipline aimed at exploring and characterizing, from a unified perspective, the properties of a series of closely interrelated mathematical systems (groups, rings, fields, etc.), which are best defined and understood in abstract terms ...