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Books by Cédric Villani
  | | Birth of a Theorem(Reprint) A Mathematical Adventure by Cédric Villani, Professor Malcolm Debevoise, Claude Gondard Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2016 by Farrar, Straus And Giroux ISBN-13: 978-0-374-53667-1, ISBN: 0-374-53667-8 "An intimate look inside a mathematicians mind as he wrestles with the theorem that will make his reputation Cedric Villani is a rock-star mathematician An intellect of unusual depth and breadth he is the director of Frances greatest mathematics research institute In 2010 he received the Fields Medal the most coveted prize in mathematics for his proofs resolving one of the most controversial theories of classical physics Birth of a Theor ..." |
 | | Birth of a Theorem(1st Edition) A Mathematical Adventure by Professor Malcolm Debevoise, Cédric Villani, Cã Dric Villani, Claude Gonard, Cdric Villani, Caedric Villani, C²²dric Villani Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2015 by Farrar, Straus And Giroux ISBN-13: 978-0-86547-767-4, ISBN: 0-86547-767-1 "An intimate look inside a mathematician's mind as he wrestles with the theorem that will make his reputationCédric Villani is a rock-star mathematician. An intellect of unusual depth and breadth, he is the director of France’s greatest mathematics research institute. In 2010 he received the Fields Medal, the most coveted prize in mathematics, for his proofs resolving one of the most controversial theories of classical physics. Birth of ..." |
 | | Birth of a Theorem A Mathematical Adventure by Cédric Villani 272 Pages, Published 2015 by Farrar, Straus And Giroux ISBN-13: 978-0-374-71023-1, ISBN: 0-374-71023-6 "Very old, frail galaxies improvised a story out of Gaiman, the problem kept coming back to life, only to end up being cooked by the mathematicians and served for dinner, over and over again. Stars sprouted inside my head. What exactly was that theorem I wanted to prove? • “Crawcrustle ... and angels and then come forward again? It does not matter. Oh, Crusty, this is all such fun!” [Neil Gaiman, “Sunbird”] • Fourier analysis is the ..." |
 | | Birth of a Theorem by Cédric Villani Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2016 by Random House ISBN-13: 978-0-09-958197-0, ISBN: 0-09-958197-3 ""This man could plainly do for mathematics what Brian Cox has done for physics." (Sunday Times). How does a genius see the world? Where and how does inspiration strike? Cedric Villani takes us on a mesmerising adventure as he wrestles with the Boltzmann equation - a new theorem that will eventually win him the most coveted prize in mathematics and a place in the mathematical history books. Along the way he encounters obstacles and setba ..." |
 | | Birth of a Theorem(1st Edition) A Mathematical Adventure by Cédric Villani, Malcolm De Bevoise Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2015 by Bodley Head ISBN-13: 978-1-84792-252-6, ISBN: 1-84792-252-X "In 2010, French mathematician Cédric Villani received the Fields Medal, the most coveted prize in mathematics, in recognition of a proof which 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 imp ..." |
 | | Topics in Optimal Transportation by Cédric Villani 370 Pages, Published by American Mathematical Soc. ISBN-13: 978-0-8218-7232-1, ISBN: 0-8218-7232-X "This is the first comprehensive introduction to the theory of mass transportation with its many--and sometimes unexpected--applications." |
 | | Birth of a Theorem A Mathematical Adventure by Cédric Villani 272 Pages, Published 2015 by Random House ISBN-13: 978-1-4481-5657-3, ISBN: 1-4481-5657-2 "Cédric Villani takes us on a mesmerising adventure as he wrestles with the Boltzmann equation – a new theorem that will eventually win him the most coveted prize in mathematics and a place in the mathematical history books." |
 | | Birth of a Theorem The Story of a Mathematical Adventure by Cédric Villani Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2015 by Bodley Head ISBN-13: 978-1-84792-253-3, ISBN: 1-84792-253-8 "“This man could plainly do for mathematics what Brian Cox has done for physics” ― Sunday TimesHow does a genius see the world? Where and how does inspiration strike?Cédric Villani takes us on a mesmerising adventure as he wrestles with the Boltzmann equation – a new theorem that will eventually win him the most coveted prize in mathematics and a place in the mathematical history books. Along the way he encounters obstacles and setbacks, ..." |
 | | Optimal Transportation Theory and Applications by Hervé Pajot, Cédric Villani, Yann Ollivier 306 Pages, Published 2014 ISBN-13: 978-1-316-01190-4, ISBN: 1-316-01190-9 "Lecture notes and research papers on optimal transportation, its applications, and interactions with other areas of mathematics." |
 | | Topics In Optimal Transportation(1st Edition) by Cedric Villani, Écol Cédric Villani Paperback, 392 Pages, Published 2016 by Orient Blackswan ISBN-13: 978-1-4704-2562-3, ISBN: 1-4704-2562-9 "This is the first comprehensive introduction to the theory of mass transportation with its many--and sometimes unexpected--applications. In a novel approach to the subject, the book both surveys the topic and includes a chapter of problems, making it a particularly useful graduate textbook. In 1781, Gaspard Monge defined the problem of "optimal transportation" (or the transferring of mass with the least possible amount of work), with ap ..." |
 | | The Price of Cake And 99 Other Classic Mathematical Riddles by Deslandes, Clément, Deslandes, Guillaume, Macé de Lépinay, Laure, Croissant, Lorenzo, Villani, Cédric Paperback, 232 Pages, Published 2023 by The Mit Press ISBN-13: 978-0-262-54524-2, ISBN: 0-262-54524-1 |
 | | Wild-Type Food In Health Promotion And Disease Prevention(2008th Edition) The Columbus Concept (Hb) by Fabien Demeester, Ronald R. Watson, Demeester Et.Al, Ronald Ross Watson Hardcover, 574 Pages, Published 2007 by Humana Press ISBN-13: 978-1-58829-668-9, ISBN: 1-58829-668-7 |
 | | Freedom in Mathematics(1st Edition) by Pierre Cartier, Jean Dhombres, Gerhard Heinzmann, Cédric Villani Hardcover, 117 Pages, Published 2016 by Springer ISBN-13: 978-81-322-2786-1, ISBN: 81-322-2786-7 "The book confronts the points of view of two mathematicians: Pierre Cartier who is one of the pillars of the famous Bourbaki group and Cédric Villani, one of the most brilliant of his generation, who received the Fields Medal in 2010. Mathematician and historian of science Jean Dhombres and philosopher of science Gerhard Heinzmann, both specialists in mathematics, engage in a fruitful dialogue with the two mathematicians, likely to lead ..." |
 | | Nonlinear PDE's and Applications C.I.M.E. Summer School, Cetraro, Italy 2008, Editors: Luigi Ambrosio, Giuseppe Savaré (Lecture Notes in Mathematics / C.I.M.E. Foundation Subseries) by Stefano Bianchini, Eric A. Carlen, Alexander Mielke, Cédric Villani, Professor Luigi Ambrosio, Giuseppe Savare Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2011 by Springer ISBN-13: 978-3-642-21718-0, ISBN: 3-642-21718-4 "This volume collects the notes of the CIME course "Nonlinear PDE's and applications" held in Cetraro (Italy) on June 23-28, 2008. It consists of four series of lectures, delivered by Stefano Bianchini (SISSA, Trieste), Eric A. Carlen (Rutgers University), Alexander Mielke (WIAS, Berlin), and Cédric Villani (Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon). They presented a broad overview of far-reaching findings and excitin ..." |
 | | Optimal Transport Old and New (Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften) by Cédric Villani Hardcover, 978 Pages, Published 2008 by Springer ISBN-13: 978-3-540-71049-3, ISBN: 3-540-71049-3 "At the close of the 1980s, the independent contributions of Yann Brenier, Mike Cullen and John Mather launched a revolution in the venerable field of optimal transport founded by G. Monge in the 18th century, which has made breathtaking forays into various other domains of mathematics ever since. The author presents a broad overview of this area, supplying complete and self-contained proofs of all the fundamental results of the theory o ..." |
 | | Healthcare and Artificial Intelligence by Bernard Nordlinger, Cédric Villani, Daniela Rus 279 Pages, Published 2020 by Springer Nature ISBN-13: 978-3-030-32161-1, ISBN: 3-030-32161-4 "Information? Gérald Bronner Deregulation of the internet information market is one of the major technological developments of the new millennium. It would therefore be surprising if its contributions to our social life were perfectly unambiguous ..." |
 | | Immersion De la science au Parlement (Documents, témoignages et essais d'actualité) (French Edition) by Cédric Villani Paperback, 480 Pages, Published 2019 by Flammarion ISBN-13: 978-2-08-144513-0, ISBN: 2-08-144513-1 "De la médaille Fields aux bancs du Palais-Bourbon, des théorèmes aux lois, c'est le pas qu'a choisi de franchir Cédric Villani en devenant candidat à l'élection législative en 2017, alors que la Ve République traverse un moment inédit. Il nous fait vivre l'aventure mouvementée qui l'a mené jusqu'à l'Assemblée nationale et nous fait pénétrer dans les coulisses de son quotidien de parlementaire. Immersion qui, tour à tour, dévoile les rud ..." |
 | | Les mathématiques sont la poésie des sciences by Cédric Villani, Etienne Lécroart, Henri Poincaré, Villani Cedric Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2018 by Flammarion ISBN-13: 978-2-08-142241-4, ISBN: 2-08-142241-7 "En mathmatiques comme en posie, le gnie nat souvent des fulgurances. On peine rsoudre un problme, trouver l'inspiration Une promenade improvise sur une falaise, ou bien une tasse de caf noir suivie d'une nuit d'insomnie peuvent y remdier. Ainsi, les mots et les ides s'assemblent comme les donnes d'une quation ; ce qui tait, a priori, sans rapport forme un nouveau langage et claire un aspect insouponn du monde... Mathmaticien virtuose pr ..." |
 | | Freedom in Mathematics by Pierre Cartier, Jean Dhombres, Gerhard Heinzmann, Cédric Villani 117 Pages, Published 2016 by Springer ISBN-13: 978-81-322-2788-5, ISBN: 81-322-2788-3 "Gerhard Heinzmann: Indeed, there are initial conditions that have to be satisfied, but which rarely are. Hence there is initially a sham mathematization which gives the impression that the entire thing is sound. Cédric Villani: It is true for opinion polls, but even more true in the fields of finance, or climate. Jean Dhombres: There are some essential things that should become very early part of the mathematical background of stud ..." |
 | | Das lebendige Theorem(1st Edition) by Cédric Villani, Jürgen Schröder, Claude Gondard, Dr. Pd Jürgen Schröder Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2014 by Fischer Taschenbuch ISBN-13: 978-3-596-19671-5, ISBN: 3-596-19671-X "Broschiertes BuchIm Kopf eines Genies - der Bericht von einem mathematischen Abenteuer und der Roman eines sehr erfolgreichen Forschers Cédric Villani gilt als Kandidat für die begehrte Fields-Medaille, eine Art Nobelpreis für Mathematiker. Sie wird aber nur alle vier Jahre vergeben, und man muss unter 40 sein. Er hat also nur eine Chance. Unmöglich! Unmöglich? Fieberhaft macht er sich an die Arbeit. Jetzt erzählt er seine Geschichte, ..." |
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