Can we truly understand by counting? - Hugo Duminil-Copin

Speaker
Hugo Duminil-Copin
Event date
Event time
17:00 - 18:00
Venue
Mathematical Institute (in-person and online)
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road
Oxford
OX2 6GG
Venue details

Lecture Theatre 1

Event type
Lectures and seminars
Event cost
Free
Disabled access?
Yes
Booking required
Required

Professor Hugo Duminil-Copin will illustrate how counting can shed light on the behaviour of complex physical systems, while simultaneously revealing the need to sometimes go beyond what numbers tell us in order to unveil all the mysteries of the world around us.

Professor Duminil-Copin is is a French mathematician recognised for his ground-breaking work in probability theory and mathematical physics. He was appointed full professor at the University of Geneva in 2014 and since 2016 has also been a permanent professor at the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHES) in France. In 2022, he was awarded the Fields Medal, the highest distinction in mathematics.

Please email [email protected] to register to attend in person.

The lecture will be broadcast the Oxford Mathematics YouTube Channel on Wednesday 19 February at 5-6pm and any time after (no need to register for the online version).

The Oxford Mathematics Public Lectures are generously supported by XTX Markets.