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srom · 2014-08-13 · Original thread
Cedric Villani (Fields Medal 2010) wrote a book about his work [1] where he tries to give the reader a hint of what it looks like to be a mathematician on a day to day basis. It's quite interesting, even though he does not try to explain his theory.

[1] http://www.amazon.fr/Théorème-vivant-Cédric-Villani/dp/22467...

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