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Cédric Patrice Thierry Villani (French: [se.dʁik pa.tʁis tje.ʁi vi.la.ni]; born 5 October 1973) is a French politician and mathematician working primarily on partial differential equations, Riemannian geometry and mathematical physics.
Cédric Villani won the Fields Medal in 2010. You can learn more in his excellent book Birth of a Theorem.More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓More...
Cedric Villani, French mathematician and politician who was awarded the Fields Medal in 2010 for his work in mathematical physics. In 2017 he was elected to the National Assembly, and three years later he unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Paris. Learn more about Villani’s life and career.
Cédric Villani, mathematician. IHES-Université de Lyon chair in Analysis. Cédric Villani's research focuses on the study of partial differential equations and their applications to physics, particularly to statistical physics and optimal transport theory.
Oct 28, 2019 · The flamboyant Paris mayoral candidate and Fields Medal winner is a thorn in the side of the president and his ruling La République En Marche party. Read mor...
“Cédric Villani has provided a deep mathematical understanding of a variety of physical phenomena. At the center of much of his work is his profound mathematical interpretation of the physical concept of entropy, which he has applied to solving major problems inspired by physics.
Cédric Villani, né le 5 octobre 1973 à Brive-la-Gaillarde ( Corrèze ), est un mathématicien et homme politique français .
His Byronesque hair, colorful ascots and spider brooches have earned Cédric Villani the nickname “the Lady Gaga of Mathematics.” But this moniker has not obscured Villani’s deeper, serious mission: inspiring students to delve into the mysteries of mathematics.
In this survey of mathematical breakthroughs, Fields Medal winner Cédric Villani speaks to the thrill of discovery and details the sometimes perplexing life of a mathematician. "Beautiful mathematical explanations are not only for our pleasure," he says.
Apr 14, 2015 · April 14, 2015. Mathematics, Villani says, is “the most hidden of all fields.” Photograph by Ed Alcock / eyevine / Redux. Cédric Villani’s arrival, one afternoon last May, at a small café off...
