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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Cedric Villani (Professor, Professor, University of Lyon)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 13.00cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 19.50cm Weight: 0.118kg ISBN: 9780198846437ISBN 10: 0198846436 Pages: 96 Publication Date: 24 March 2020 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents0: Elisa Brune: Foreword 1: Mathematics, Science, and Poetry 2: Constraints and Creativity 3: Inspiration 4: Making Connections 5: A Portable Universe 6: The Form of Words 7: Visionaries 8: Poincaré and the Omnibus 9: Ping-Pong 10: Ode to Imperfection 11: Appendix: Henri Poincaré on Mathematical DiscoveryReviewsA remarkable exploration of creativity and aesthetic sensitivity in mathematics, and I would wholly recommend it to anyone who wants to appreciate why it will continue to inspire and fascinate all of its devotees. * GERRY LEVERSHA, The Mathematical Gazette * Author InformationCédric Villani is a French mathematician and politician working primarily on partial differential equations, Riemannian geometry and mathematical physics. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 2010 and he was the director of Sorbonne University's Institut Henri Poincaré from 2009 to 2017. Villani was elected to the National Assembly, the lower house of the French Parliament, during the 2017 legislative election. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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