Birth of a Theorem: A Mathematical Adventure

Birth of a Theorem: A Mathematical Adventure

In 2010, French mathematician Cédric Villani received the Fields Medal, the most coveted prize in mathematics, in recognition of a proof which he devised with his close collaborator Clément Mouhot to …

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