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Frenkel, Edward, 1968-
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Frenkel, Edward, 1968-
Mathematics -- Miscellanea.
Mathematicians -- Biography.
Group theory.
Quantum field theory.
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Frenkel, Edward, 1968-
Frenkel, Edward, 1968-
Mathematics -- Miscellanea.
Mathematicians -- Biography.
Group theory.
Quantum field theory.
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Love
and
math
: the
heart
of
hidden
reality
/ Edward Frenkel.
by
Frenkel, Edward, 1968-
Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2013]
Call #:
510.92 F879L
Subjects
Frenkel, Edward, 1968-
Mathematics -- Miscellanea.
Mathematicians -- Biography.
Group theory.
Quantum field theory.
ISBN:
9780465050741 (hc.)
Description:
292 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-282) and index.
Contents:
A mysterious beast -- The essence of symmetry -- The fifth problem -- Kerosinka -- Threads of the solution -- Apprentice mathematician -- The Grand Unified Theory -- Magic numbers -- Rosetta Stone -- Being in the loop -- Conquering the summit -- Tree of knowledge -- Harvard calling -- Tying the sheaves of wisdom -- A delicate dance -- Quantum duality -- Uncovering
hidden
connections -- Searching for the formula of
love
.
Summary:
"Two intertwined stories of mathematics and the adventure of one man in learning it. A story about how he became one of the twenty-first century's leading mathematicians, working on one of the biggest ideas to come out of mathematics in the last 50 years: the Langlands Program. A mathematical formula can be as elegant and beautiful as a painting, a poem, or a piece of music. The process of creating new mathematics is just that, an artistic pursuit -- a deeply personal experience, which requires passion, dedication, and
love
. Frenkel shows readers the aesthetic side of mathematics, and enables appreciation of the field even from those who have long been terrified by it"--Provided by publisher.
Genre:
Memoirs.
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