by Cédric Villani · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253174905
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«Théorème vivant» is the autobiographical account of mathematician Cédric Villani, published by Le Livre de Poche in paperback (312 pages, in French).
«Théorème vivant» recounts the gestation of a new theorem through emails with a collaborator, songs, bedtime stories for his children, and the author's travels. Cédric Villani describes the creative process of a mathematician, with portraits of great figures and fascinating equations, in a tone close to an adventure novel.
«Théorème vivant» was originally published in 2012; this Le Livre de Poche edition appeared on August 21, 2013 in the Documents collection.
A work for readers interested in mathematics and science, and for those who enjoy researchers' memoirs and popular science narratives.
Cédric Patrice Thierry Villani is a French mathematician and politician working primarily on partial differential equations, Riemannian geometry and mathematical physics. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 2010, and he was the director of Sorbonne University's Institut Henri Poincaré from 2009 to 2017. As of September 2025, he is a professor at the École normale supérieure de Rennes.
