Talk:Schur's property

Latest comment: 14 years ago by Linas in topic I Schur or J schur ?

I Schur or J schur ? edit

The reference I have cites "J. Schur" not "I. Schur" -- I can't tell if this is the same person or not. Its plausible: the time-frame is right, the language is right ... and I. Schur did have some interest in divergent series and function spaces ... but a quick google search does not clarify the matter. linas (talk) 21:36, 6 July 2009 (UTC)Reply

Never mind, see this: http://books.google.com/books?id=Wjd8_AwjiIIC&pg=PA9&lpg=PA9&dq=J.+Schur&source=bl&ots=joZRTK60Nm&sig=DfNxVRvd_BEy2Ae2p6f2muIpK_M&hl=en&ei=a25SSrT_NpLSMtC4uMAB&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4
Issai Schur published under "I. Schur" and under "J. Schur". As is pointed out by Ledermann in his biographical article [276] on Schur, this has caused some confusion: ...
linas (talk) 21:41, 6 July 2009 (UTC)Reply