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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| Théorème vivant canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Théorème vivant Context triple: [Cédric Villani, notableWork, Théorème vivant]
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Target entity: Théorème vivant Target entity description: 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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A.
L’Œuvre
L’Œuvre is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that portrays the struggles of an ambitious painter in Paris whose obsessive pursuit of artistic perfection leads to personal and professional ruin.
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B.
Les Écréhous
Les Écréhous is a small, largely uninhabited group of islets and rocks in the English Channel, lying off the coast of Jersey and known for its wildlife and scenic seascapes.
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C.
La Vie Claire
La Vie Claire was a prominent French professional cycling team of the 1980s, known for its star-studded roster and innovative, Mondrian-inspired jersey design.
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D.
La Jeunesse
La Jeunesse was an influential early 20th-century Chinese magazine that championed vernacular literature, science, and democratic and anti-traditional ideas, helping to spark the New Culture and May Fourth movements.
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E.
À rebours
À rebours is an 1884 novel by Joris-Karl Huysmans that became a seminal work of the Decadent movement, famed for its portrayal of an eccentric aristocrat’s extreme aestheticism and rejection of conventional morality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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book ⓘ memoir ⓘ translation ⓘ |
| author | Cédric Villani ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| describes |
high-level mathematical research
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life of a working mathematician ⓘ process of mathematical discovery ⓘ |
| fieldCovered |
Boltzmann equation
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Landau damping ⓘ kinetic theory ⓘ partial differential equations ⓘ |
| genre |
mathematics literature
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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
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collaboration in research ⓘ competition in academia ⓘ creativity in mathematics ⓘ obsession with problems ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | Birth of a Theorem ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
mathematical research
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mathematics ⓘ personal narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
accessible account of advanced mathematics
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mixing diary and research exposition ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers
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scientifically interested public ⓘ students of mathematics ⓘ |
| title | Théorème vivant self-link ⓘ |
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