Mathematics and the Quantum Universe ▸ KITP Public Lecture by Robbert Dijkgraaf скачать в хорошем качестве

Mathematics and the Quantum Universe ▸ KITP Public Lecture by Robbert Dijkgraaf

Public Lecture Series sponsored by Friends of KITP July 30, 2008 What is the role of mathematics in understanding the unified structure of the smallest particles and the largest structures in the universe? Are the laws of Nature necessarily written in beautiful and elegant equations? Recent ideas in string theory and cosmology seem to suggest that this might indeed the case. At the same time the often counterintuitive ideas from quantum physics have also transformed modern mathematics itself, and have led to new insights in the abstract world of algebra and geometry. __________________________________ Learn more at: https://www.kitp.ucsb.edu Follow @KITP_UCSB for updates on Twitter:   / kitp_ucsb   __________________________________ The position of the KITP is that ownership and copyright of all online material -- slides, text, audio, video, and podcasts -- belongs to the author. KITP is providing dissemination for these materials but does not claim ownership. Any person citing these materials for scholarly purposes should provide an appropriate scholarly reference.