Love and math : the heart of hidden reality
Frenkel, Edward, 1968-2013
Book
A mathematician documents his quest to find a theory for every number, tracing his efforts to pursue an education in spite of discriminatory policies in his native Russia and his work alongside leading mathematicians on the Langlands Program. "Love and Math tells the two intertwined stories of mathematics and the adventure of one man in learning it. The result is 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. As Frenkel proves, a mathematical formula can be as elegant and beautiful as a painting, a poem, or a piece of music. And the process of creating new mathematics is just that, an artistic pursuit--a deeply personal experience, which requires passion, dedication, and love. In Love and Math, Frenkel shows readers the aesthetic--and the truly powerful--side of mathematics, and enables appreciation of the field even from those who have long been terrified by it".
Main title:
Love and math : the heart of hidden reality / Edward Frenkel.
Author:
Imprint:
New york : Basic books, 2013.New York Basic Books, 2013.
Collation:
292 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1.A Mysterious Beast -- 2.The Essence of Symmetry -- 3.The Fifth Problem -- 4.Kerosinka -- 5.Threads of the Solution -- 6.Apprentice Mathematician -- 7.The Grand Unified Theory -- 8.Magic Numbers -- 9.Rosetta Stone -- 10.Being in the Loop -- 11.Conquering the Summit -- 12.Tree of Knowledge -- 13.Harvard Calling -- 14.Tying the Sheaves of Wisdom -- 15.A Delicate Dance -- 16.Quantum Duality -- 17.Uncovering Hidden Connections -- 18.Searching for the Formula of Love.
ISBN:
9780465050741 (hardback)
Dewey class:
510.92B
LC class:
QA29.F725
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
191246
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| Library at the Dock | -Science and Nature | SCIENCE 510.92 FREN | Available |