Mathematical walks. Collection of interviews. Grigalunene I.

“In this book, we gathered very different people whose life was connected with mathematics, or is simply completely devoted to it. And with great pleasure I read the memories of familiar people close to me, was surprised and rejoiced primarily that such a wonderful book was born. And I would measure its potential success by the number of those boys who will choose this profession, as I chose it at one time... ”

Alexander Kuleshov, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Rector of Skoltha

who they are, People who are engaged in mathematics professionally? What happens to mathematics today? We hear stories about luminous mice, collides, birch bark letters and new pills from all diseases, but what do we know about mathematics? We heard something about the list of Hilbert, which seems to be solved by some superfluous equations, but in our view it simply does not fit like it: “sitting at work and solving examples”, like at school.

and for for What is it necessary? What does mathematicians live and how did it all start?

in order to become more understandable to all of us, not mathematicians, we decided to talk with the leading specialists of the country. Mathematics is the science is accurate and very complicated, which is why we decided to reduce the degree of intellectual tension and chose a relaxed format for a walk. Our heroes not only told us about themselves, their work and what mathematics is today, but also showed us the places significant for this science. Where they “made” and “make” scientists, where they lived, worked and simply gathered to communicate great minds, where and how significant discoveries were made.

in the project, over 20 researchers with world-famous mathematics took part in the project The centers of the country, several interviews were included in the collection as “special issues”, in which the authors slightly retreated from the format. The heroes of the project walked the streets of Moscow and St. Petersburg, talked about life, mathematics, about mathematics around us, about science as a whole, about scientists, about music, about poetry. Yes, you never know what a scientist and scientific journalist can talk about on a walk! Party, read.

still do not believe that mathematics can be interesting? Then soon walk! "Mathematical walks" is called...