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Simon Donaldson interviewed by Graham Farmelo

The Universe Speaks in Numbers

Oct 24, 201916:03Science & Medicine

The discoveries the Simon Donaldson made in the early 1980s about four-dimensional spaces 'stunned the mathematical world', his research adviser Michael Atiyah later recalled. Donaldson was using the physicists' theory o...

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Simon Donaldson interviewed by Graham Farmelo is an episode from The Universe Speaks in Numbers. The discoveries the Simon Donaldson made in the early 1980s about four-dimensional spaces 'stunned the mathematical world', his research advise...

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Published Oct 24, 2019, 16:03 long, audio available.

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The discoveries the Simon Donaldson made in the early 1980s about four-dimensional spaces 'stunned the mathematical world', his research adviser Michael Atiyah later recalled. Donaldson was using the physicists' theory of particle interactions to study space itself – with truly remarkable results. In this podcast, Donaldson recalls how he became interested in physics, remembers his most famous discoveries and looks forward to an increasingly close relationship between mathematicians and physicists. This is one of a series of interviews given by world-class experts to Graham on the themes he explores in his new book The Universe Speaks in Numbers . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Published Oct 24, 2019 and 16:03 long