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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 ..."

Optimal Transport(Reprint)
Old and New (Grundlehren Der Mathematischen Wissenschaften (Springer Hardcover))
by Cédric Villani
Paperback, 976 Pages, Published 2016 by Springer
ISBN-13: 978-3-662-50180-1, ISBN: 3-662-50180-5

"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 ..."