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Désordre et beauté
by Yvan Saint-Aubin (Montréal) |
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Friday November 28, 2008
8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Salle Hydro-Québec
pavillon Desjardins
Université Laval (free parking at pavillon Desjardins from 9:30 p.m.)
Appetizers will be served after the conference
Organizer: Claude Levesque cl@mat.ulaval.ca Département de mathématiques et de statistique
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Abstract
One of the goals of mathematics is to find patterns unifying many observations, either of nature or of abstract structures. The mathematician discovering new patterns will often use the word "beauty" to describe the insight gained, since his or her success is very similar to an aesthetic experience. This is particularly striking when the topic under study is disorder. The lecture will present a few cases of mathematical successes at finding patterns where only disorder was to be seen.
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Grandes Conférences du CRM
The CRM's "Grandes conférences" series invites scientists with a
gift for communicating the most exciting recent developments in
mathematics to a curious general public. From cryptography and quantum
computing to chaos in meteorological or financial systems, and brain
imaging or revolutions in biotechnology, all of the conferences reveal
the power and beauty of cutting-edge mathematical research in a
language accessible to all.
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