Was Cantor Surprised?
 
 
Description:  A well-known story tells that Cantor was so surprised by one of his theorems that he exclaimed "I see it, but I don't believe it!" We will examine the sources to see what really happened.
 
Start Date:  2009-03-04
Start Time:   15:00
Speaker:  Fernando Gouvêa (Colby College, Maine, USA)
Institution:  Colby College, Maine, USA
Place:  2.4 - Departamento de Matemática
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