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Touching the transcendentals: tractional motion from the birth of calculus to future perspectives
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Touching the transcendentals: tractional motion from the birth of calculus to future perspectives
When the rigorous foundation of calculus was developed, it marked an epochal change in the approach of mathematicians to geometry. Tools from geometry had been one of the foundations of mathematics until the 17th century but today, mainstream conception relegates geometry to be merely a tool of visualization. In this snapshot, however, we consider geometric and constructive components of calculus. We reinterpret “tractional motion”, a late 17th century method to draw transcendental curves, in order to reintroduce “ideal machines” in math foundation for a constructive approach to calculus that avoids the concept of infinity.
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Algebra and Number Theory

Analysis

Geometry and Topology
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Reflections on Mathematics
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Algebra and Number Theory

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Reflections on Mathematics