Mathematics is the Poetry of Science Cédric Villani

摘要

This book left me with very mixed feelings. I was really lookTing forward to an in-depth exploration of the beautiful art that lives inseparably with the logic and rationality at the core of mathematics. The subject is both incredibly useful and undeniably elegant; cold practicality intertwined with artistry. The brief to describe how mathematics and poetry are alike is so broad that several weighty tomes might not be enough to do it justice. What is served by Cédric Villani is not at all what I was expecting, and I was left wanting so much more.