博尔赫斯巴别图书馆中难以想象的数学
The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges' Library of Babel
William Goldbloom Bloch · 初版 2008 年
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“The Library of Babel 可以说是 Jorge Luis Borges 最著名的短篇故事。如今，在 The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges' Library of Babel 中，William Goldbloom Bloch 带领读者展开了一场迷人的探索之旅，领略深藏在这部现代文学经典之作背后的数学思想。Bloch 在每一章都以一个数学概念开篇——组合数学、拓扑学、几何学、信息论——随后辅以生动的实例和插图，为这些抽象的理论骨架注入血肉。他借此为读者提供了洞察 Borges 笔下图书馆的诸多独特视角。”——封套文案。
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喜欢数学的博尔赫斯极客一定会喜欢 William Goldbloom Bloch 写的《博尔赫斯通天塔图书馆中不可思议的数学》[0]。虽然是本通俗数学书，但文笔比大多数同类书好得多，而且挖掘出与图书馆相关的数学联系也足够吸引人，我甚至会把它推荐给那些已经对所有这些……烂熟于心的读者。
Mathematically inclined Borges nerds will enjoy William Goldbloom Bloch's The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges' Library of Babel [0]. It's a pop-math book, but much better written than most, and intriguing enough in uncovering mathematical connections to the Library that I recommend it even to readers already familiar with all…
William Goldbloom Bloch 的《博尔赫斯通天塔图书馆中不可思议的数学》是一本相当不错的配套读物，由一位数学教授撰写，深入探讨了一些有趣的组合数学和拓扑学话题。
William Goldbloom Bloch, The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges' Library of Babel is a pretty good companion volume by a math professor, delving into some fun combinations and topology topics.
对于没读过博尔赫斯短篇小说的人来说，这可能看起来有点摸不着头脑。对于读过的人，另一本值得一读的书是《博尔赫斯通天塔图书馆中不可思议的数学》。它绝对印证了我的怀疑：博尔赫斯有时就是专门给所有碰组合数学的人写恐怖故事的。
For those who haven't read the Borges short story, this might seem a bit confusing. For those who have, another book to read is The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges' Library of Babel. It definitely confirms my suspicion that sometimes Borges wrote horror stories for anyone who touches combinations.
……（科学）假说”，这挺可惜的，因为这是一个极其迷人的话题。更好的时间投入是去读博尔赫斯的《通天塔图书馆》（如果你还没读过的话）。然后，买一本《博尔赫斯通天塔图书馆中不可思议的数学》，写得真的非常精彩。
…(scientific) hypotheses" which is a pity because this is a fascinating subject. A much better time investment would be to read The Library of Babel by Borges, if you haven't already done so. Then, buy The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges' Library of Babel, which is truly excellent.
……这个故事有生以来第一次让我觉得我们身处的真实宇宙如此渺小。想想看，我这还只是触及了皮毛。单单是针对那一个故事里的数学，就专门出了一整本书：William Goldbloom Bloch 写的《博尔赫斯通天塔图书馆中不可思议的数学》。
…the story made our very real universe feel small for the first time in my life. and to think, I barely scratched the surface. a whole book was published about the math in that one story alone: "The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges' Library of Babel" by William Goldbloom Bloch.