Highlights in Zentralblatt MATH

In this new column you have quick access to selected highlights of Zentralblatt MATH.
You will find summaries on remarkable developments in mathematics, outstanding reviews, historical surveys and much more, as compiled by the editors of Zentralblatt MATH for your advantage.

Date	Highlights
2008-05-09	Factorization method in quantum mechanics Special problems from quantum mechanics that arise frequently in physics and chemistry can often be treated by the factorization method.
2008-04-17	Does a global temperature exist? Global warming has become a hot topic in the mass media. »Warming« is usually measured by the change of temperature - but does a »global temperature« make sense?
2008-03-31	The proof of the Poincaré and the Geometrization Conjecture Read the first reviews of Grisha Perelman's three famous e-prints in Zbl 1130.53001, Zbl 1130.53002 and Zbl 1130.53003.
2008-03-29	Who is Alexander Grothendieck? On the occasion of Grothendieck's 80th birthday, ZMATH has an extensive review of the first part of Winfried Scharlau's new biography in Zbl 1129.01018.