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
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