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Сообщение о Лейбницевской лекции в рамках конференции Mathematical Physics: Past, Present, and Future Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Leibniz Lectures 27 March 2014, 6.00 pm PDMI, Marble Hall, 27, Fontanka PROF. GUNTER M. ZIEGLER SUGAR CUBES, SOAP BUBBLES, A REVOLUTION AND A STAR: SOME STELLAR IMAGES BETWEEN MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS About the lecture: Let us take a closer look at some amazing images by Leonardo, Durer, Rembrandt and Escher. The closer look, of course, will lead us to ask questions, to discover mistakes, but it also connects to important research on the ever-changing interface between Mathematics and Physics. The research links these images with key questions of Mathematical Physics: How many (and how few) degrees of freedom could there be in a polyhedron? How can we describe the spherical shapes on soap bubbles? At the end, we will not only ask: How much Mathematics and Physics is there in the drawings and paintings of Leonardo, Durer, Rembrandt and Escher? But also: How much Physics is there in the Image of Mathematics? The lecture will be followed by a reception of Freie Universitat Berlin The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize has been awarded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation, DFG) every year since 1986 for outstanding achievements in research. This most prestigious scientific award in German research aims to improve the working conditions of outstanding scientists and academics, expand their research opportunities, relieve them of administrative tasks, and help them employ particularly qualifi ed young researchers. Prize winners present their research in the worldwide Leibniz Lecture series.  |