Théorème vivant

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Théorème vivant is a memoir-style book by French mathematician Cédric Villani that blends personal narrative with an accessible account of high-level mathematical research and discovery.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
book ⓘ
memoir ⓘ
translation ⓘ
author Cédric Villani ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
describes high-level mathematical research ⓘ
life of a working mathematician ⓘ
process of mathematical discovery ⓘ
fieldCovered Boltzmann equation ⓘ
Landau damping ⓘ
kinetic theory ⓘ
partial differential equations ⓘ
genre mathematics literature ⓘ
memoir ⓘ
popular science ⓘ
hasCharacter Cédric Villani as narrator ⓘ
hasForm memoir-style narrative ⓘ
hasFormat prose ⓘ
hasLiteraryQuality blend of narrative and technical explanation ⓘ
hasNarrativeStyle first-person ⓘ
hasNotablePerson Cédric Villani ⓘ
hasPerspective insider view of mathematical research ⓘ
hasSetting mathematical institutes and conferences ⓘ
hasTemporalFocus period of Villani's research leading to a major result ⓘ
hasTheme beauty of mathematics ⓘ
collaboration in research ⓘ
competition in academia ⓘ
creativity in mathematics ⓘ
obsession with problems ⓘ
hasTranslation Birth of a Theorem ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject mathematical research ⓘ
mathematics ⓘ
personal narrative ⓘ
notableFor accessible account of advanced mathematics ⓘ
mixing diary and research exposition ⓘ
originalLanguage French ⓘ
targetAudience general readers ⓘ
scientifically interested public ⓘ
students of mathematics ⓘ
title Théorème vivant ⓘ

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Cédric Villani → notableWork → Théorème vivant ⓘ
Théorème vivant → title → Théorème vivant ⓘ