Fields Medal winner Cedric Villani explains the many mysteries of Pi • RFI English

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  • Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
  • March 14 is celebrated as Pi day every year. The date 3/14, corresponds to the first three digits of the famous mathematical constant. According to Fields medal winner Cédric Villani, IHES-Université de Lyon Chair in Analysis, pi is an emblematic number and a key cornerstone in many subjects of mathematics.
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  • @imaginationpictures
    @imaginationpictures 5 месяцев назад +349

    It's also remarkable that the video length = 2pi

    • @yanfranca8382
      @yanfranca8382 5 месяцев назад +7

      And 2pi (also known as tau) was almost used as the constant. It was by chance that pi = 3.14... and not 6.28... If you think about it, it would make much more sense for pi to be equal to 6.28. In this scenario, C = R*pi', and not C = R*2*pi. It would be more elegant.

    • @PresCalvinCoolidge
      @PresCalvinCoolidge 5 месяцев назад +4

      OMG! that's too funny!

    • @tinu5779
      @tinu5779 5 месяцев назад +8

      @@yanfranca8382 On the other hand when using the diameter instead of the radius the circumference is just d*pi. That is good for practical work since measuring the diameter is easier than measuring the radius.

    • @pablohuerta8771
      @pablohuerta8771 5 месяцев назад +3

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @ronnie9187
      @ronnie9187 5 месяцев назад

  • @scozember
    @scozember 5 месяцев назад +90

    You can tell that he really loves his work.

  • @hankseda
    @hankseda 5 месяцев назад +51

    Cedric is always worth hearing. Remarkable man 👍

  • @superbatman3762
    @superbatman3762 5 месяцев назад +139

    The length of the video is 2π

    • @rubensilvera1164
      @rubensilvera1164 5 месяцев назад +1

      Amazing 😂

    • @sobhysoliman6124
      @sobhysoliman6124 5 месяцев назад

      Please explain

    • @g57r42
      @g57r42 5 месяцев назад

      Actually not, despite the fact that 2π equals 6.28 the whereas the video is 6:29. Hence, it can not be approximated to 6.29. However, the length of the video is 6:29 and not 6.29, as it is shows a relative notation of time but with 2 different unit of measurement, have a nice day!

    • @Luffy31236
      @Luffy31236 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@g57r42Actually, you may have been misinformed. The actual length of the video is 6.28, which is a multiple of π's approximation. Have a great week!

    • @AnantKumar-on1rw
      @AnantKumar-on1rw 5 месяцев назад +1

      Wow

  • @Lambda69
    @Lambda69 6 месяцев назад +75

    He writes on board elegantly

    • @Beefmongering
      @Beefmongering 6 месяцев назад +4

      Probably has hagoromo chalk

    • @gwh0
      @gwh0 6 месяцев назад +1

      Didn't get that far. Hand gestures already too annoying.

    • @nathansudermann-merx4586
      @nathansudermann-merx4586 5 месяцев назад

      I thought the same

    • @caduaraujo331
      @caduaraujo331 5 месяцев назад +2

      mathematicians are naturally drawn to such elegance.

    • @doctorpatient519
      @doctorpatient519 5 месяцев назад +1

      that circle he draws -- counter clockwise -- at 1:15 is exquisite ... and extra style points for that large, rich blue "tie" he's wearing

  • @GILBERTPASIONA
    @GILBERTPASIONA 6 месяцев назад +45

    Prof. Villani's Explanation of pi is the best one I have encountered even for a non-math expert like me. Thank you Professor.

  • @Kaleckian
    @Kaleckian 6 месяцев назад +66

    How can you not love this guy.

    • @jcjc5702
      @jcjc5702 6 месяцев назад

      I dont
      dresses like a low self awareness dork

    • @arileo6304
      @arileo6304 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@jcjc5702 😆😆😆

    • @michela5517
      @michela5517 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@jcjc5702then you don’t like him. Smart for sure..

    • @john-bloss
      @john-bloss 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@jcjc5702He’s a dork who has won the Field Medal. I think that gives him the right to dress any way he wants. Besides his enthusiasm for talking about mathematics is terrific.

    • @scrumptious9673
      @scrumptious9673 5 месяцев назад

      @@jcjc5702you comment like a low emotional intelligence dork

  • @ambar1947
    @ambar1947 6 месяцев назад +81

    I'm a simple learner ... I see prof. Villani, i watch the video 'til the end

    • @charlesbaoumar6087
      @charlesbaoumar6087 6 месяцев назад +2

      Absolutely

    • @sleepycritical6950
      @sleepycritical6950 5 месяцев назад +2

      Isn’t he the dude that got the medal for a result on the fluid equation? I read his book on it and it was a very interesting read.

  • @electrum310
    @electrum310 6 месяцев назад +10

    Excellent ! Congratulations for the Fields medal.

  • @jlunde35
    @jlunde35 5 месяцев назад +7

    Love this guy. So brilliant yet relatable.

  • @margerdei
    @margerdei 6 месяцев назад +10

    Love this explanation of Pi. Professor Cedric Villani is my favorite mathematician.

  • @tuhinmajumder6680
    @tuhinmajumder6680 6 месяцев назад +3

    Thank you Prof. Villani

  • @corkkyle
    @corkkyle 6 месяцев назад +36

    Perfect! Video is 6:28 long!

    • @reqontra
      @reqontra 5 месяцев назад +1

      Yep, fully circled!

    • @WasickiG
      @WasickiG 5 месяцев назад

      First thing I’ve noticed, even though for some reason it reads 6:29 here.

  • @yanfranca8382
    @yanfranca8382 5 месяцев назад +2

    What a delightful class about pi!

  • @paulg444
    @paulg444 5 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you for that !.. We love you guys !

  • @countryside6550
    @countryside6550 5 месяцев назад +5

    humble guy

  • @josemanuelramirezleon7663
    @josemanuelramirezleon7663 5 месяцев назад +1

    He talks with such passion, I love him ❤❤❤

  • @edadan
    @edadan 5 месяцев назад +1

    I love his enthusiasm and would love to take a course (any mathematics course) from him!

  • @ukdavepianoman
    @ukdavepianoman 5 месяцев назад +1

    Very clearly explained and with a lot of enthusiasm.

  • @terencemeikle534
    @terencemeikle534 5 месяцев назад +2

    To anyone out there who doesn't already own a copy, I would recommend Cedric's book, "Birth of a Theorem." One of the most exciting and inspiring mathematical reads I've come across. (And he looks particularly dashing on the cover, too!) Quite a guy. 👍

  • @paulwilson3324
    @paulwilson3324 5 месяцев назад +1

    I like how the Frenchman holds the chalk like a cigarette 😆

  • @stephenconnor6309
    @stephenconnor6309 5 месяцев назад +17

    I could listen to this Professor speak about maths all day long. Very charismatic,

    • @elias_abs
      @elias_abs 4 месяца назад

      He’s the proud of our country in France, he’s very famous for having won the title of “Médaillé Field » in 2010 which is incredible, he studied maths in the best schools of France and got many diplomas, I would so much like to meet him !

  • @hrperformance
    @hrperformance 5 месяцев назад +1

    well that certainly put a smile on my face
    thanks for the video

  • @jimbojet8728
    @jimbojet8728 5 месяцев назад

    Fascinating! What an answer to a simple question. Thank you.

  • @JobBouwman
    @JobBouwman 5 месяцев назад +2

    The integral of the Cauchy Distribution f(x) = 1/(1 + x^2) also evaluates to pi, when integrated from minus infinity to plus infinity.

  • @elias_abs
    @elias_abs 4 месяца назад

    Fiers d’avoir Cédric Villani en France ! Quel mathématicien d’exception !

  • @bluesy666
    @bluesy666 6 месяцев назад +4

    this guy is fantastic

  • @benediktmaier6388
    @benediktmaier6388 6 месяцев назад +5

    I am sure people got lost the first second he tried to explain 2*pi*r but his r looks exactly like a pi

  • @r-zu173
    @r-zu173 Месяц назад

    Wow, I really love to listen about mathematics Couse I understand the way how he teach

  • @FisicoNuclearCuantico
    @FisicoNuclearCuantico 4 месяца назад

    I love this guy.

  • @maheshbhatt1255
    @maheshbhatt1255 6 месяцев назад +3

    Excellent.

  • @tadessebekeshie7231
    @tadessebekeshie7231 5 месяцев назад +7

    Pi is irrational, transcendental, universal, emblematic constant and the equation that relates the constants 0,1,pi,e and i is really fascinating as it relates constants with different historical background. Mathematicians do mathematics primarily for its beauty and not for the applications their works may have, as do painters, musicians and other artists.

    • @pigeonlove
      @pigeonlove 5 месяцев назад

      Mathematicians have as many reasons for doing their subject as any other subject, including money.

  • @nagaraju332
    @nagaraju332 4 месяца назад

    Excellent, I appreciate His initiative feeling regarding that Five appearing in that.
    There is some limitations to explain this through Language even though the Professor trieying for some thing to understand that 👍

  • @vinaykumarsingh5360
    @vinaykumarsingh5360 6 месяцев назад +3

    He is good I wud like to listen to him next time 😊

  • @eliteintelectual.9948
    @eliteintelectual.9948 6 месяцев назад +4

    I like the way of writing 1 of Europeans that is the real 1 , not like Americans that write it like a letter l, it doesn't make sense really

  • @Thoth608
    @Thoth608 5 месяцев назад +1

    this dude is my inspiration

  • @johnconn982
    @johnconn982 5 месяцев назад

    Amazing to listen to,however I didn’t understand a word he said never mind getting the concept. But still fascinating to listen to these ideas.

  • @santhoshkumarp2361
    @santhoshkumarp2361 6 месяцев назад +1

    Love you man❤

  • @andrejsmiezers3865
    @andrejsmiezers3865 6 месяцев назад +5

    this how genius looks like :)

  • @technology28
    @technology28 5 месяцев назад

    Excellent video.

  • @HarshColby
    @HarshColby 5 месяцев назад +1

    3 Blue 1 Brown just did a video on why Pi is in e^(-x^2).

  • @Cant_find_good_Handle
    @Cant_find_good_Handle 5 месяцев назад

    The key thing I learned from this video is that I could have just been using 22/7 all these years. It's close. Pi is 99.95% of 22/7.

  • @sinichitaniyama
    @sinichitaniyama 3 месяца назад

    1:16
    Quelle est la différence entre un cercle et un cercle parfait ?

  • @johnaugsburger6192
    @johnaugsburger6192 5 месяцев назад

    Thanks

  • @Andrew-kf4qp
    @Andrew-kf4qp 5 месяцев назад

    Very cool style.

  • @JanGeertBruggink
    @JanGeertBruggink 5 месяцев назад

    Great guy

  • @denismijatovic1239
    @denismijatovic1239 5 месяцев назад

    Every scientist should be this charismatic

  • @TheBozmeister
    @TheBozmeister 5 месяцев назад

    Im 51 and born on March 14th. Why have I just heard that it is PI day?

  • @electrum310
    @electrum310 5 месяцев назад

    π also appears in the probability density function of the normal distribution.

  • @walkerrowe9534
    @walkerrowe9534 5 месяцев назад

    So interesting.

  • @theMuritz
    @theMuritz 5 месяцев назад

    Although rough in facial appearance, he dresses like a distinct gentleman … ❤

  • @James-bv4nu
    @James-bv4nu 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you for this video.
    When you're talking about PI, please do not write 'r' like 77 (like pi)
    Please.

  • @rickrick5041
    @rickrick5041 5 месяцев назад

    it's not possible for 2.7 raised to any power to be less than 0 so how can e raised to ipie be -1?

    • @Andrew-kf4qp
      @Andrew-kf4qp 5 месяцев назад

      e^{pi*i} = -1. The number e is not raised to a real number. i = sqrt{-1} which is not a real number.

    • @rickrick5041
      @rickrick5041 5 месяцев назад

      @@Andrew-kf4qp Artificial

  • @thegreatreverendx
    @thegreatreverendx 5 месяцев назад

    It’s all in the tie.

  • @delq
    @delq 5 месяцев назад

    Never knew Jordan Schlansky was a secret mathematician

  • @EricPham-gr8pg
    @EricPham-gr8pg 5 месяцев назад

    Pi is not constant because if you measure various pipes use around the home then it prove that pipe is not constant but change with size of radius

  • @blitziam2105
    @blitziam2105 5 месяцев назад

    He loves his job

  • @dmitrys2854
    @dmitrys2854 5 месяцев назад +1

    Firstly thought it’s longhair Savateev😂

  • @TymexComputing
    @TymexComputing 3 месяца назад

    Wow - he looks just like Mr Perelman :DD

  • @barashah1171
    @barashah1171 5 месяцев назад

    wow....his love for pi is like pi it self...everblasting....

  • @CosmopolitanXMan
    @CosmopolitanXMan 6 месяцев назад

    From the explanation and all the examples, I got the feeling that pi has a characteristic of something "full circle" with "infinity inside it".

  • @colinmilton8823
    @colinmilton8823 5 месяцев назад

    I don’t think it’s possible to prove that a perfect circle, a perfect sphere exists where the radius must therefore be of equal length at every point. There must be some degree of imperfections within everything. Infinity is the reason why.

  • @manfredbogner9799
    @manfredbogner9799 5 месяцев назад

    Sehr gut

  • @sonarbangla8711
    @sonarbangla8711 5 месяцев назад +1

    Ramanujan had a formuls giving the particular decimal place value of pi

  • @sobhysoliman6124
    @sobhysoliman6124 5 месяцев назад

    PI is an old Egyptian invention.
    If you divide the circumference of the base of the pyramid by its height the result is 2 pi

  • @JobBouwman
    @JobBouwman 5 месяцев назад

    Misleading title: there are no mysteries about pi. All these formulas can be shown to be related so a circle.

  • @chizirada865
    @chizirada865 4 месяца назад

    Prof you are wrong. Zero, 0 is not a number for nothing or denoting nothing. 0 is also a tangible quantity eg. 10, 10001 etc.

  • @ИгорьДымченко-к9л
    @ИгорьДымченко-к9л 5 месяцев назад

    The nature of π is TOPOLOGICAL.

  • @briankelly5828
    @briankelly5828 5 месяцев назад

    This video made me eat humble pi.

  • @timofeysobolev7498
    @timofeysobolev7498 3 месяца назад

    length is 2pi)

  • @komasaeufer
    @komasaeufer 5 месяцев назад

    Pi is also very delicious.

  • @atabac
    @atabac 3 месяца назад

    i thought he was Jordan Schlansky😂

  • @ghevargheese
    @ghevargheese 6 месяцев назад +2

    "mysteryes fo Pi" my god...

  • @RodolfoMtzZ
    @RodolfoMtzZ 5 месяцев назад

    pi number is magic number.

  • @Benhachem-zi3dq
    @Benhachem-zi3dq 5 месяцев назад

    At thé beg we laughed lot aboutthe fameuse Pi:3,14 from where?
    Even if Givenchy premium

  • @countryside6550
    @countryside6550 5 месяцев назад

    his face is also similar to Pi

  • @pasavant
    @pasavant 6 месяцев назад +1

    Is this the new math?

  • @clovissimard3099
    @clovissimard3099 5 месяцев назад

    Je trouve étrange que l'on parle de mystère een mathématique ???
    I find it strange that we are talking about a mathematical mystery???

  • @dr.merlot1532
    @dr.merlot1532 5 месяцев назад

    The vampire mathematician.

  • @wissamahmed6713
    @wissamahmed6713 5 месяцев назад

    لحد نصد الفديو كنت فاهم وراهة تاهة الامور مني 😐

  • @r0xkr
    @r0xkr 5 месяцев назад

    Hi

  • @islamaroc
    @islamaroc 5 месяцев назад

    Pi is a signature of Allah creator of the seen and the unseen

  • @claudiopinheiroprestes4203
    @claudiopinheiroprestes4203 6 месяцев назад

    Esse assunto, é a tarefa de casa que o professor de Leibniz lhe deu 1no infinito = 2

  • @barryzeeberg3672
    @barryzeeberg3672 6 месяцев назад +2

    He speaks with a lot of enthusiasm, but in truth the material he covers here is just standard stuff that is covered in countless RUclips videos and in standard math classes at, say, introductory college level.

    • @maximlamoureux4129
      @maximlamoureux4129 6 месяцев назад +3

      It’s a news segment

    • @lordhenry2965
      @lordhenry2965 6 месяцев назад +7

      Of course, but this video is for general public.

    • @NorthCalm
      @NorthCalm 6 месяцев назад +5

      Yea because he is not giving a lecture here. The interviewer probably already told him that this will only be a short interview and he provided good information for the average guy who is not much aware of pi

    • @JobBouwman
      @JobBouwman 5 месяцев назад +2

      A genius should also be able to explain the basics, without diverging into complex but obscure details to show off how smart he really is.

  • @michaelwtreww
    @michaelwtreww 6 месяцев назад +3

    To be honest,opposed to above complementary comments,I don’t think it is a so good introduction to the roles and mysteries about pi in maths,such as how the ancient guys deduced the formula for the circumstantial length of a circle containing pi etc.Welcome to debate.

    • @Martykun36
      @Martykun36 6 месяцев назад +6

      he gave a pretty decent overview of the places pi appeared throughout the history of mathematics, what you say happened only in the beggining of it

    • @michaelwtreww
      @michaelwtreww 6 месяцев назад

      @@Martykun36 Thanks for weighing in.Of course I know what Field medalist means for mathematics,but what my point is that I do not think he profoundly unravelled why pi was such weirdly and mysteriously ubiquitous in many of famous formulas ,which is what I am curious about,His explainations ,at least in my opinion,was just to present some well-known facts but not why,Welcome more discussions about this fascinating topic.By the way,I am a surgeon who have great interest in Math.

    • @NorthCalm
      @NorthCalm 6 месяцев назад

      Everyone knows such basic information

  • @A.R.-mk1lq
    @A.R.-mk1lq 5 месяцев назад

    He should use another font for his "r".

  • @babbarr77
    @babbarr77 5 месяцев назад +1

    He only won because he’s cute.

  • @Fidel-r9o
    @Fidel-r9o 5 месяцев назад

    I have an Idea about this nember..si i think there IS one direction un Coran for Muslims..that god Saïd...thé two sea meet eatchother but non mix

  • @brad1368
    @brad1368 5 месяцев назад

    This guy once stole Woody's girlfriend.

  • @p8k518
    @p8k518 2 месяца назад

    2Pir???!!! wtf???!!! 2r Pi!!!!

  • @alhassansibawoe9843
    @alhassansibawoe9843 5 месяцев назад

    The Lady Gaga of mathematics.

  • @bandini22221
    @bandini22221 5 месяцев назад

    Why is he dressed like Issac Newton?

  • @boywonder6659
    @boywonder6659 5 месяцев назад

    For me, it proves Jesus exists.

    • @MADBurrus
      @MADBurrus 5 месяцев назад +1

      How is this?

    • @boywonder6659
      @boywonder6659 5 месяцев назад

      @@MADBurrus All this maths stuff and how it all fits together can’t possibly be just chance, to think so is absurd.
      Do you not think so?

    • @MADBurrus
      @MADBurrus 5 месяцев назад

      @@boywonder6659 oh it is all math….just not the math this guy is talking about…he is just making videos of anomalies that a hundred other men in history have all ready discovered… the real math is not going to be on RUclips my friend

  • @stephenjablonsky1941
    @stephenjablonsky1941 5 месяцев назад

    It is interesting that you either love math or you hate it. There is no middle ground.

  • @DrTWG
    @DrTWG 5 месяцев назад

    Obsession with prizes . This man is actually called -Fields-Medal-Winner-Cedric-Villani.

    • @carlosgaspar8447
      @carlosgaspar8447 5 месяцев назад

      who left mini macron's government in the nick of time.

  • @shanemcpherson1015
    @shanemcpherson1015 5 месяцев назад

    Pass😂

  • @stephankuerner315
    @stephankuerner315 5 месяцев назад

    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @yomtoango6021
    @yomtoango6021 6 месяцев назад

    Should have asked reporter what he understood

  • @garmd4953
    @garmd4953 5 месяцев назад

    PSALM 19.
    1 The heavens are telling of the glory of God;
    And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.
    2 Day to day pours forth speech,
    And night to night reveals knowledge.
    3 There is no speech, nor are there words;
    Their voice is not heard................... F=MA, E=mc^2 , ( e)^ i*pi +1= 0 , .....

  • @wsw70
    @wsw70 6 месяцев назад +1

    We physicists have simplified this mess: pi is 3, pi^2=10. There are other constants that need simpler order such as the universal acceleration g which some foolishly set to 9.81 ms^-1 when it is obviously 10.
    In 1897 there was a bill in Indiana, US to fix the value of pi which is another progressive way to solve these problems once.for.all.