In the words of the great poet Senghor, Cedric Villani makes the
bold claim that Mathematics is the Poetry of Science. Perhaps
paradoxical to some, both disciplines are concerned with describing
the world around us, understanding its parts, and using this
knowledge to create something profound. World-renowned
mathematician and Fields Medallist Cedric Villani explores this
analogy in this engaging and intelligent text, and shows how
mathematics, one of the world's few universal languages, holds deep
similarities to the literary genre. A great lover of poetry, he
insists that the two are intrinsically linked in their aim of both
tackling the complexities of our reality as well as distancing us
from it so that we may better appreciate its beauty. In a more
light-hearted and concise approach than his more theoretical
academic works, this book represents one of Villani's attempts to
communicate his love of mathematics to a wider audience, drawing
daring parallels between two universes that meet in their
aspiration of the sublime.
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