EPISODE · Dec 22, 2020 · 1H 20M
Nature's Shapes and Patterns and the Instabilities That Create Them
from NYUAD Institute · host NYUAD Institute
November 22, 2020 It could be argued that mathematics was born with the purpose of making sense of nature's patterns. The mathematics of simple and regular shapes was developed first, and with great success, so much so that predictable regularity and mathematics have become somewhat synonymous in common speech. But, unbeknownst to most of the general public, mathematicians have long been working at conceptual tools for making sense of nature’s irregular, never-repeating, and time-changing patterns. This talk illustrates some examples and general ideas stemming from the theory of instability, one of the most powerful ways to understand why natural phenomena look the way they do. Speaker Francesco Paparella, Associate Professor of Mathematics, NYUAD
What this episode covers
November 22, 2020 It could be argued that mathematics was born with the purpose of making sense of nature's patterns. The mathematics of simple and regular shapes was developed first, and with great success, so much so that predictable regularity and mathematics have become somewhat synonymous in common speech. But, unbeknownst to most of the general public, mathematicians have long been working at conceptual tools for making sense of nature’s irregular, never-repeating, and time-changing patterns. This talk illustrates some examples and general ideas stemming from the theory of instability, one of the most powerful ways to understand why natural phenomena look the way they do. Speaker Francesco Paparella, Associate Professor of Mathematics, NYUAD
NOW PLAYING
Nature's Shapes and Patterns and the Instabilities That Create Them
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
May 31, 2026 ·25m
May 31, 2026 ·30m
May 31, 2026 ·57m
May 31, 2026 ·32m
May 31, 2026 ·29m
May 31, 2026 ·37m