V. Arnold, I.M. Gelfand, Mikhail Smirnov, Vladimir S. Retakh
It is very tempting but a little bit dangerous to compare the style of two great mathematicians or of their schools. I think that it would be better to compare papers from both schools dedicated to one area, geometry and to leave conclusions to a reader of this volume. The collaboration of these two schools is not new. One of the best mathematics journals Functional Analysis and its Applications had I.M. Gelfand as its chief editor and V.I. Arnold as vice-chief editor. Appearances in one issue of the journal presenting remarkable papers from seminars of Arnold and Gelfand always left a strong...
It is very tempting but a little bit dangerous to compare the style of two great mathematicians or of their schools. I think that it would be better t...