2026 - T1 - WS3 - Integrating Research and Illustration in Number Theory

Collection 2026 - T1 - WS3 - Integrating Research and Illustration in Number Theory

Organizer(s) Caruso, Xavier ; Eischen, Ellen ; Hsu, Catherine ; Stange, Katherine E.
Date(s) 23/03/2026 - 27/03/2026
linked URL https://indico.math.cnrs.fr/event/16261/
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A Selection from Forty Years of Illustrating Mathematical Results

By Robert Corless

I will touch on several topics that have interested me over the years, including illustrations of Carlsson's 1907 theorem and Baker & Rippon's resolution of the gap remaining, which together solve Condorcet's problem about the convergence of the iterated exponential. I will mention Mandelbrot polynomials and matrices, fractal eigenvectors, and Bohemian matrices. I will give one small theorem (about Lebesgue functions for "blends" in numerical analysis) which has a pretty number-theoretic proof and a simple but satisfying illustration with a (not-so-surprising) appearance by Fibonacci numbers. I will (for sure) run out of time, but I will at least give several links to interesting illustrations, not all of which are mine. I think that you will agree that some of those are, in fact, truly beautiful.

This is joint work with a very large number of people.

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  • DOI 10.57987/IHP.2026.T1.WS3.012
  • Cite this video Corless, Robert (26/03/2026). A Selection from Forty Years of Illustrating Mathematical Results. IHP. Audiovisual resource. DOI: 10.57987/IHP.2026.T1.WS3.012
  • URL https://dx.doi.org/10.57987/IHP.2026.T1.WS3.012

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