Amore E Matematica. Il Cuore Della Realtà Nascosta (2000) - Plot & Excerpts
A difficult book to read. The author made a large effort to teach the reader some math and so follow it along. I do believe that with some patience i could follow the book along. However, it is not an easy read. I enjoyed in the last chapter his thoughts about the interaction of the discipline of mathematics and art. A well-written last chapter.The math the author is working on has some application to the understanding of SuperString Theory.He is not alone in trying to solve the question of how the four forces of nature might ultimately be tied together. Three of the four of the forces of nature have been mathematically integrated but the gravity force (graviton) is still a mystery of how to get it tied together using math with the other three(electromagnetic force, strong force and weak force). In the past half century, particle physics and particle accelerators have allowed physicists to find and confirm theoretical, math-discovered, particles. Particle physics is still a branch of science that is moving fast into new discoveries everyday.Mr Frenkel has a lot of say about mathematics in his book; may not wish to wade through all the math but just bit out a small chunk. This is the memoir of Edward Frankl, a mathematician from Russia. It’s also a math book where he explains some mathematical concepts and how they impacted his career. The math was pretty hard for me to understand, but I gave it a try anyways! This is the kind of book you want to read over a few months where you can stop and google stuff that you don’t really get. The most interesting part of this book was reading about the discrimination he faced as a half-Jewish person in Russia in the 80s. I picked this book because it was so far removed from something I’d normally choose, I thought it would be fun to break out and do something different!
What do You think about Amore E Matematica. Il Cuore Della Realtà Nascosta (2000)?
What a thoroughly entertaining and informative book!!! Frenkel's story is amazing on so many levels.
—Nitika
Interesting as a biography, but not completely successful as a math book.
—Daniel
Interesting insight into soviet math community and subsequent exodus.
—tom
