Mathematics in Science Fiction: Mathematics as Science Fiction

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作者：
Fowler, David [1 ]
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[1] Univ Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583 USA
来源：
WORLD LITERATURE TODAY | 2010年 / 84卷 / 03期
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I [文学];
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05 ;
摘要：
Both classical and current fiction include mathematics as a literary device. As commonly used in science fiction, topology includes the study of spatial dimension, including the arcane Fourth Dimension, famously employed by H. G. Wells (and many writers since) for time travel. In the following essay, David Fowler suggests that mathematics itself is a branch of science fiction.
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