In The Shape of Inner Space, Shing-Tung Yau, the man who mathematically proved that these manifolds exist, argues that not only is geometry fundamental to string theory, it is also fundamental to the very nature of our universe.

With complicated ideas explained for a broad audience, this book offers not only insights into the life of an eminent mathematician, but also an accessible way to understand advanced and highly abstract concepts in mathematics and ...

In The Gravity of Math, Steve Nadis and Shing-Tung Yau consider how math can drive and sometimes even anticipate discoveries in physics.

The story begins in 1825, when a precocious sixteen-year-old freshman, Benjamin Peirce, arrived at the College.

「在哈佛，丘成桐一個人就是一個數學系！」 ——美國數學家 Isadore Singer 丘成桐是當代最具影響力的數學家，成就卓越，獲獎無數，被紐約時報譽為「數學皇帝」。他在27歲時破解 ...

Nel 1976 Shing-Tung Yau ha conquistato la Medaglia Fields, il premio Nobel dei matematici, per aver dimostrato l’esistenza di queste forme complesse che portano il suo nome, spazi invisibili la cui geometria può essere la chiave ...