Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences
In this new four-part video, we introduce you to the CMS detector at CERN's Large Hadron Collider, describing its construction and history as well as its physics goals. This experiment has a large VUB contribution, including for example Prof. Jorgen D'Hondt who is the elected president of the CMS collaboration.
Het kon niet uitblijven, en dit jaar is hij dus aan de beurt: Andrew Wiles heeft de Abelprijs gekregen, de ‘Nobelprijs’ voor de wiskunde. Wiles was alleen onder collega’s bekend, toen hij in 1995 plotseling wereldfaam verwierf omdat hij er in was geslaagd de Laatste stelling van Fermat te bewijzen.
Voor meer informatie over het verhaal van Andrew Wiles verwijzen wij u door naar dit artikel.
On the 16th of February Cédric Villani gave an inspiring talk on mathematics at the renowned TED conference. Villani tackles perplexing problems in mathematical physics, analysis and geometry with rigor, wit and a signature personal style.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. Villani’s fame is based on his work resolving difficult problems of kinetic theory, for which he received the Fields Medal in 2010. His book Birth of a Theorem is an exhilarating journey into the nocturnal dilemmas of mathematicians hot on the trail of discovery.
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