The Discrete Charm of Geometry

A team of mathematicians is working together on a big project. Excitement of discovery, hope and disappointment, competition and recognition are shown from an infinitely close distance. Scientists united by the idea of discretization, which, in short, means: constructing continuous objects from basic building blocks. Akin to the scientists’ search for the right discretization of continuum, this film itself is composed of fragments – individual characters of different ages, temperaments and scientific approaches – which form a single continuous melody. The question of where the boundaries lie between mathematics and the lives of those who are involved in it and how much they are willing to sacrifice is as important as the search for precise scientific answers. A unique and unprecedented dive into the unknown world of mathematicians.

Ein Team von Mathematikern arbeitet an einem großen Projekt. Begeisterung, Hoffnung und Enttäuschung, Konkurrenz und Anerkennung – eingefangen aus nächster Nähe. Wissenschaftler vereint in einer Idee: Diskretisierung. Das bedeutet, kontinuierliche Objekte aus Grundbausteinen zu konstruieren. Wie viel Platz hat die Mathematik in ihrem Leben? Wie viel sind sie bereit für die Wissenschaft zu opfern? Diese Fragen sind genauso wichtig wie die Suche nach präzisen wissenschaftlichen Antworten. Und wie die richtige Diskretisierung, nach der die Wissenschaftler suchen, ist auch dieser Film aus Fragmenten zusammengesetzt – ganz individuelle Charaktere unterschiedlichen Alters, verschiedener Temperamente und mit verschiedenartigen Herangehensweisen kommen zusammen zu einer einzigen kontinuierlichen Melodie. Ein einzigartiger Einblick in die unbekannte Welt der Mathematiker.

Runtime: 67 min

Production year: 2015

A film by
Ekaterina Eremenko

Featuring
Alexander I. Bobenko
Freeman Dyson
Tim Hoffmann
Emanuel Huhnen-Venedey
Alexander R. Its
John Forbes Nash Jr.
Ulrich Pinkall
Helmut Pottmann
Wolfgang K. Schief
Stefan Sechelmann
Boris Springborn
Yuri Suris
Isabella Thiesen

Produced by
Alexander I. Bobenko
In cooperation with
SFB/TRR 109 Discretization in Geometry and Dynamics

Supported by
DFG

© EEFilms 2015

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• University of Tübingen on September 26th, 2018. See poster and website of the event.
• UC San Diego on February 5th 2018. See more
• Wissenschaftskino Leipzig in Leipzig on April 25, 2017. See more
• Mathematical Science Research Institute (MSRI) in Berkeley on November 30, 2016. See more
• DGD Days at Technische Universität Berlin on October 11, 2016. See more
• University of Edinburgh on September 24, 2016. See more
• University of Edinburgh and the Maxwell Institute on September 23, 2016. See more
• MoMath in New York on August 11, 2016. See more
• 7th European Congress of Mathematics on July 19, 2016. See more
• Spektrum Berlin on June 19, 2016. See official announcement
• Faculty Day 2016 with Graduation Ceremony at TU Munich on June 10, 2016. See official announcement
• Abel Prize Week in Oslo on May 25, 2016. See more
• Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften Magdeburg on May 21, 2016. See more
• American Mathematical Society meeting in Stony Brook, NY, USA on March 18, 2016. See more
• Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, Indiana, USA on March 1, 2016. See official announcement
• The Hausdorff Center for Mathematics and Max Plank Institute for Mathematics in Bonn on February 23, 2016. See more
• Berlin Mathematical School on February 15, 2016. See more
• National Science Week Australia, August 2021

Laurel

The Discrete Charm of Geometry received the Diploma for the Nomination for the Russian National Award "Laurel" as best science film 2015.

Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival

The Discrete Charm of Geometry has been selected for the 2016 Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival, March 17 - 20,  2016.

Alfa Group

The Discrete Charm of Geometry got a Diploma from Alfa Strakhovanie Group for "The successful attempt to connect the future with the present".

European Science Film Festival

The Discrete Charm of Geometry -
The closing film in the competition

in European Science Film Festival
Saturday, 5.12., 7.pm
Augasse 2-6, 1090 Wien

 http://www.sciencefilmfestival.com/

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