An edition of Birth of a Theorem (2015)

Birth of a Theorem

A Mathematical Adventure

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Birth of a Theorem
Cédric Villani, Cédric Villani
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An edition of Birth of a Theorem (2015)

Birth of a Theorem

A Mathematical Adventure

  • 4 Want to read

In 2010, the French mathematician Cédric Villani received the Fields Medal, the most coveted prize in mathematics, in recognition of a proof that he devised with his close collaborator Clément Mouhot to explain one of the most surprising theories in classical physics. Birth of a Theorem is Villani's own account of the years leading up to the award. It invites readers inside the mind of a great mathematician as he wrestles with the most important work of his career.

But you don't have to understand nonlinear Landau damping to love Birth of a Theorem. It doesn't simplify or overexplain; rather, it invites readers into a collaboration. Villani's diaries, e-mails, and musings enmesh you in the process of discovery. You join him in unproductive lulls and late-night breakthroughs. You're privy to dining-hall conversations at the world's greatest research institutions. Villani shares his favorite songs, his love of manga, and the imaginative stories he tells his children. In mathematics, as in any creative work, it is the thinker's whole life that propels discovery--and with Birth of a Theorem, Cédric Villani welcomes you into his.

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Cover of: Birth of a Theorem
Birth of a Theorem: A Mathematical Adventure
May 17, 2016, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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BIRTH OF A THEOREM
Mar 17, 2016, RANDOM HOUSE
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Cover of: Birth of a Theorem
Birth of a Theorem: A Mathematical Adventure
2015, Farrar, Straus & Giroux
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Birth of a Theorem: A Mathematical Adventure
2015, Penguin Random House
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