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In this note we present the main results from the recent work 16, which for the. Furthermore, villani and john lott were able to take advantage of these links with optimal transport to further develop the theory of curvature. In a novel approach to the subject, the book both surveys the topic and includes a chapter of problems, making it a particularly useful graduate textbook. Pdf on jan 1, 2015, duarte rolo and others published theoreme vivant. Readers become witnesses cedric villani scientific. This man could plainly do for mathematics what brian cox has done for physics sunday times how does a genius see the world. It is quite naturally in these sections that the authors personality shines through.
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C edric villani, born in 1973, is a french mathematician working primarly on partial di erential equations, riemannian geometry and mathematical physics. Birth of a theorem, similarly aimed at a general readership, offers an account of the breakthrough that led in 2010 to its author, cedric villani, being awarded a fields medal arguably the greatest accolade for a mathematician. The work of cedric villani the harvard community has made this article openly available. If you have additional information or corrections regarding this mathematician, please use the update form. Cedric villanis newly translated popular work birth ofa theorem. Jun 30, 2017 it has been said that mathematics is the poetry of science. There are of course the personal quirks, his clothes for example. Entretien avec cedric villani find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate.
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