Birth of a Theorem

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Book of the Week: Cédric Villani - Birth of a Theorem: Landau damping - the cold, unattainable beauty.

Cédric Villani - Birth of a Theorem

Landau damping - the cold, unattainable beauty.

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Rock-star mathematician Cédric Villani's magical mystery tour through the world of maths

Rock-star mathematician Cédric Villani relishes months of uninterrupted research at Princeton. Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.

Cedric Villani relishes months of uninterrupted research at Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study.
 
Rock-star mathematician Cédric Villani's quest to tame a new theorem continues.

Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt

Translated by Malcolm DeBevoise
Abridged by Richard Hamilton

Producer:  Gemma Jenkins

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2015.

Book of the Week: Cédric Villani - Birth of a Theorem

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Cedric Villani's memoir charts an adventure through the mysterious world of maths.

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