''Lecture Notes in Mathematics'' is a

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in the field of

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, including articles related to both

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and

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. It was established in 1964 and was edited by A. Dold, Heidelberg and B. Eckmann, Zürich. Its publisher is

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(formerly Springer-Verlag). The intent of the series is to publish not only lecture notes, but results from seminars and conferences, more quickly than the several-years-long process of publishing polished journal papers in mathematics. In order to speed the publication process, early volumes of the series (before

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) were reproduced photographically from typewritten manuscripts. According to Earl Taft, it has been "enormously successful" and "is considered a very valuable service to the mathematical community". As of 2023, there has been over 2300 volumes in the series.

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Academic journals established in 1964 Series of mathematics books Springer Science+Business Media books Books of lectures {{mathematics-book-stub

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