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Undergraduate Prize Lecture and Dinner I Tadashi Tokieda (Stanford)

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM CT
Annenberg Hall, G21, 2120 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it

 Title: Applying physics to mathematics

Abstract:
Humans tend to be better at physics than at mathematics. When an apple falls from a tree, there are more people who can catch it — they physically know how the apple moves — than those who can compute its trajectory from a differential equation. Applying physical ideas to discover and establish mathematical results is therefore natural, even if it has seldom been tried in the history of science. (The exceptions include Archimedes, some old Russian sources, a recent book by Levi, as well as my articles and lectures.) A variety of examples will be presented.

 

Audience

  • Faculty/Staff
  • Student
  • Post Docs/Docs
  • Graduate Students

Contact

Antonio Auffinger   (847) 491-5524

tuca@northwestern.edu

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