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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230227T203000
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URL:https://sciences.brussels/agenda/from-cofee-to-mathematics/
SUMMARY:Science & Cocktails #15 - From coffee to mathematics
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What are mathematical proble
 ms? Why is it important to solve them? How exactly do we do it? These are 
 some of the questions we are constantly asked as mathematicians. The daily
  work of a scientist remains mysterious for most people\, especially when 
 the science in question is mathematics. We will discover some of the impor
 tant steps leading to a mathematical breakthrough by focusing on dramatic 
 changes in physical systems -- scholarly name: phase transitions. These ha
 ppen all the time in our everyday life\, for example when making coffee. T
 his will give us an occasion to explore what motivates mathematicians\, ho
 w they organize their work\, and why beauty plays a key role in that proce
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 lumn_inner][vc_column_inner width="5/6"][vc_column_text]\nHugo Duminil-Cop
 in\nHugo Duminil-Copin is currently a Full Professor of mathematics at the
  University of Geneva\, as well as Permanent Professor at the Institut des
  Hautes Études Scientifiques in Bures-Sur-Yvette. His work focuses on dev
 eloping probabilistic models to analyse the ubiquitous physical phenomena 
 of criticality and phase transitions. By using new connections between the
 se models and developing a theory of so-called dependent percolation\, Hug
 o Duminil-Copin has obtained transformative results\, thus improving our u
 nderstanding of critical phenomena in statistical physics. He has been awa
 rded numerous prizes for his work during the past ten years\, culminating 
 in 2022 with the Fields Medal\, the most prestigious award in mathematics.
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