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Vladimir Igorevich Arnold (alternative spelling Arnol'd) 12 June 1937 – 3 June 2010). He was a Soviet and Russian mathematician. While he is best known for the Kolmogorov–Arnold–Moser theorem regarding the stability of integrable systems, he made important contributions in several areas including dynamical systems theory, catastrophe theory, topology, algebraic geometry, classical mechanics and singularity theory, including posing the ADE classification problem, since his first main result—the partial solution of Hilbert's thirteenth problem in 1957 at the age of 19.

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Les trinités remarquables

Thu, 6 Mar 2014 15:01:12 -0700

Cette page est un recueil de ce que Vladimir Arnol'd appelle des trinités mystérieuses en mathématiques.

⁽¹⁾ Corps K	R	C	H
⁽²⁾ Sphère unité de K	S⁰	S¹	S³
⁽³⁾ Espace projectif KP¹	S¹	S²	S⁴
⁽⁴⁾ Classes caractéristiques	Whitney	Chern	Pontrjagin
⁽⁵⁾ Polytopes réguliers simpliciaux, Nombre de faces Homologie IP	Tetraèdre (4,6,4,1) (1,0)	Octaèdre (6,12,8,1) (1,2)	Icosaèdre (12,30,20,1) (1,8)
⁽⁶⁾ Polytopes réguliers simples, Nombre de faces Homologie IP	Tetraèdre (4,6,4,1) (1,0)	Cube (8,12,6,1) (1,4)	Dodécaèdre (20,30,12,1) (1,16)
⁽⁷⁾ Groupes de symétrie dans SO(3,R) Cardinal	Alt₄ 12	Sym₄ 24	Alt₅ 60
⁽⁸⁾ Groupes binaires dans SU(2,C) Cardinal Chambres Dim. des représentations irréductibles Somme	A₃ 24 2(1+3+3+5) (1,1,1,2,2,2,3) 12	B₃ 48 2(1+5+7+11) (1,1,2,2,3,3,4,2) 18	H₃ 120 2(1+11+19+29) (1,2,3,4,5,6,2,3,4) 30
⁽⁹⁾ Posets des racines positives	A₃	B₃	H₃
⁽¹⁰⁾ Polytopes dans R⁴ Nombre de faces Homologie IP	24-cellule (24,96,96,24,1) (1,19,10)	96-cellule (48,240,288,96,1) (1,43,?)	600-cellule (120,720,1200,600,1) (1,115,250)
⁽¹¹⁾ Polytopes duaux Nombre de faces Homologie IP	24-cellule (24,96,96,24,1) (1,19,10)	48-cellule (96,288,240,48,1) (1,91,?)	120-cellule (600,1200,720,120,1) (1,595,250)
⁽¹²⁾ Groupes de Coxeter Nombre de Coxeter	A₃ 4 D₄ 6 G₂ 6 D₄ 6 E₆ 12 Diagramme E6 Poset E6	B₃ 6 F₄ 12 F₄ 12 E₆ 12 E₇ 18 Diagramme E7 Poset E7	H₃ 10 H₄ 30 E₈ 30 E₈ 30 E₈ 30 Diagramme E8 Poset E8
⁽¹³⁾ Groupes de réflexions Degrés des invariants Groupe de symétrie	D₄ (2,4,4,6) Sym₃	F₄ (2,6,8,12) Sym₂	H₄ (2,12,20,30) Sym₁
⁽¹⁴⁾ Associaèdres généralisés Groupe de symétrie Exposants Grassmanniennes	D₄ Sym₃ 1,3,3,5 Gr(3,6)	E₆ Sym₂ 1,4,5,7,8,11 Gr(3,7)	E₈ Sym₁ 1,7,11,13,17,19,23,29 Gr(3,8)
⁽¹⁵⁾ Diagramme de Dynkin affine Coefficients de ? ? Groupe de symétrie	Ê₆ (1,1,1,2,2,2,3) Sym₃	Ê₇ (1,1,2,2,3,3,4,2) Sym₂	Ê₈ (1,2,3,4,5,6,2,3,4) Sym₁
⁽¹⁶⁾ Triangles euclidiens Groupe de symétrie	(p/3,p/3,p/3) A₂ affine Sym₃	(p/2,p/4,p/4) C₂ affine Sym₂	(p/2,p/3,p/6) G₂ affine Sym₁
⁽¹⁷⁾ Singularités Nombre de Milnor	x³+y³+z³ 8	x²+y⁴+z⁴ 9	x²+y³+z⁶ 10
⁽¹⁸⁾ Groupes de réflexions Dim. des représentations irréductibles Somme	G₂ (2,1,3) 6	F₄ (2,4,3,2,1) 12	E₈ (1,2,3,4,5,6,2,3,4) 30
⁽¹⁹⁾ Groupes de réflexions complexes Cardinal Degrés des invariants Dim. des représentations irréductibles	A₂⁽³⁾=G₄ 24 (4,6) (1,1,1,2,2,2,3)	A₂⁽⁴⁾=G₈ 96 (8,12) 2x(1,1,2,2,3,3,4,2)	A₂⁽⁵⁾=G₁₆ 600 (20,30) 5x(1,2,3,4,5,6,2,3,4)
⁽²⁰⁾ Groupes sporadiques	Groupe de Fischer F₂₄	Bébé Monstre B	Monstre M
⁽²¹⁾ Groupes de réflexions complexes	G₄ G₅ G₇ G₆	G₈ G₁₀ G₁₁ G₉	G₁₆ G₁₈ G₁₉ G₁₇
⁽²²⁾ Systèmes de racines elliptiques Poids & nombre de Coxeter (Saito) Écriture comme produit	E₆^(1,1) 1,1,1 & 3 A₂×D₄	E₇^(1,1) 1,1,2 & 4 A₃×A₃	E₈^(1,1) 1,2,3 & 6 A₂×A₅
⁽²³⁾ Groupes de Coxeter hyperboliques Forme du diagramme	E₆^h (3,3,4)	E₇^h (2,4,5)	E₈^h (2,3,7)
⁽²⁴⁾ Repliements non standards Nombre de Coxeter	A₄ ? H₂ 5	D₆ ? H₃ 10	E₈ ? H₄ 30
⁽²⁵⁾ Singularités unimodales exceptionnelles Nombres de Gabrielov et Dolgachev Fonction Décomposition	U₁₂ 4,4,4 x³+y³+z⁴ A₃×D₄ 1,3,4,4 & 12	W₁₂ 2,5,5 x²+y⁴+z⁵ A₃×A₄ 1,4,5,10 & 20	E₁₂ 2,3,7 x²+y³+z⁷ A₂×A₆ 1,6,14,21 & 42
⁽²⁶⁾ Singularités unimodales exceptionnelles Nombres de Gabrielov et Dolgachev	E₁₄ & Q₁₀ 3,3,4 & 2,3,9	E₁₃ & Z₁₁ 2,4,5 & 2,3,8	E₁₂ & E₁₂ 2,3,7 & 2,3,7
⁽²⁷⁾ Espaces projectifs à poids Miroir des singularités elliptiques	(3,3,3)	(2,4,4)	(2,3,6)
⁽²⁸⁾ Suites d'entiers Séries génératrices algébriques	(12n)!n! / (6n)!(4n)!(3n)!	(18n)!n! / (9n)!(6n)!(4n)!	(30n)!n! / (15n)!(10n)!(6n)!
⁽²⁹⁾ Exposants particuliers	(1,5,7,11)	(1,5,7,11,13,17)	(1,7,11,13,17,19,23,29)
⁽³⁰⁾ Suites d'entiers Coefficients multinomiaux Fonction hypergéometrique ₂F₁	(3n)! / (n)!(n)!(n)! ₂F₁(1/3,2/3;1;27 x)	(4n)! / (2n)!(n)!(n)! ₂F₁(1/4,3/4;1;64 x)	(6n)! / (3n)!(2n)!(n)! ₂F₁(1/6,5/6;1;432 x)
⁽³¹⁾ Nombre de parties exceptionnelles et nombre de modules basculants	E₆ : 5844 418=11×38	E₇ : 61866 2431=17×143	E₈ : 808005 17342=29×598
⁽³²⁾ Posets de type affine-minuscule f-vecteur Antichaines ordre f-vecteur exposants	E₆ : 20 (20,30,12,1)=B₃ 66 12 (66,120,65,10) (1,5,7,11)=F₄	E₇ : 32 (32,48,18,1)=H₃ 119 18 (119,224,126,20) (1,7,11,17)	E₈ : 56 (56,84,30,1) 232 30 (232,448,259,42) (1,11,19,29)=H₄
⁽³³⁾ Triangles (surfaces de translation) Kenyon & Smillie, Puchta	(3 p/12, 4 p/12, 5 p/12)	(4 p/18, 6 p/18, 8 p/18)	(6 p/30, 10 p/30, 14 p/30)

Référence: Vladimir Arnol'd

Polymathematics : is mathematics a single science or a set of arts?

dans Mathematics: Frontiers and Perspectives.

Vladimir Arnold's Remarkable Trinities

Here's another trinity from Arnold, secured from an abstract entitled Mathematical Kinds, or Being Kind to Mathematics written by:
David Corfield
Dept. of Philosophy
University of York
dc23@york.ac.uk

All mathematics is divided into three parts:

Cryptography (paid for by CIA, KGB and the like).
Hydrodynamics (supported by manufacturers of atomic submarines).
Celestial mechanics (financed by military and by other institutions dealing with missiles, such as NASA).

H.O.B. note: my inclination is to perceive all of mathematics as an art; with its varieties of formulaic expression like the many forms of artistic expression encountered in various genres such as theatre, dance, musical composition, sculpting (ice, stone, wood, etc.), etc., etc.. This does not in any way imply that a mathematically portrayed perspective is tantamount to a greater clarity nor value of truth, whereas in fact a math equation can very often confuse perceptions more attuned to visualizing reality in a different way. Most people do not see nor portray perceptions within the narrowness that enumeration can sometimes convey with a demeanor very often perceived by most people as an alien visitor from some other-worldly domain speaking a language of gibberish. While some arrogantly claim this is because most people are mathematically disinclined (in other words, stupid), they overlook the descriptive word "language".

Mathematics may be similar to so-called normal language development in that there is a critical period for developing a "full spectrum" usage of mathematics as a second language. Many a student verbalizes ("talks through") efforts directed towards solving a math problem, whether or not the verbalisation is a silent or audible level. If anyone can indeed acquire the usage of two or more languages given the right environment, the lack of learning "higher" mathematics by most people may indicate public instruction of mathematics needs to be sorely revamped. While some people do indeed learn another language after the "critical development period", perhaps due to some retention of a plasticity in their brain physiology, most people don't. Most mathematics "language" environments are not total language developing environments, they are piece-meal varieties. In terms of language, piece- meal varieties of exposure may lead a person to acquire the usage and/or understanding of a few words or phrases, but there is no reading, writing nor speaking fluency.

With respect to Vladimir Arnol'd's question "Is mathematics a single science or a set of arts?", denoting mathematics as a science can obscure the perception that it can be compared with aligning a given artistic expression with a determined set of form and function, such as musical notation, using the same colors, the same sculpting tools, the same warm-up routine to practice the same dance steps, etc. In short, it is a repetition of thought which may represent a cognitive limit. Expressing oneself outside the lines of a defined form and function is the act of adding a variable to a standardized formula which creates another genre of expression.

While some art form types (for example, landscape painting) are routinely titled the same, individual characteristics of the artist (or mathematician) involve personalized techniques, but has more to do with perspective and not the landscape itself. While some artists attempt to render a composition with an intended specificity of truth value, others think the value is subjective and thus permits them a usage of color, medium and subject matter as they sit fit. While some view mathematics as dry, colorless and uninteresting beyond a functional application, others view it as a myriad ensemble of beautiful pictures. If we do not recognize something as an art nor a science, nor give it a new name denoting a "combinatorial" thereof, we should thus look elsewhere for an explanation.

For example, both art and science, regardless of which subject is brought to mind, may be little more than expressions of our present day inability to apprehend a greater realization beyond that which anyone of us may attempt to describe or define. In other words, they are like the dam of a beaver, the mound of a termite colony, the nest of a bird, the rummaging of rodents, the chasing of prey, the graffiti on cave walls, migrations of birds and butterflies, etc... While humanity is patting itself on the back for all its claimed assumptions of being highly gifted, innovative and intelligent, such back patting may reflect just another form of primate grooming... like picking bugs out of fur in order to snack on. Bon appétit!

From page 270, History of Mathematics, originally published in 1912, with a facsimile edition in 2001. ISBN # 1-4007-0053-9. Author W.W. Rouse Bell.

...He (Descartes) was accustomed to date the first ideas of his new philosophy and of his analytical geometry from three dreams which he experienced on the night of November 10, 1619, at Neuberg, when campaigning (as a soldier) on the Danube, and he regarded this as the critical day of his life, and one which determined his whole future...

Friday, March 14, 2014
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Re-updated: Saturday, September 8th, 2018... 2:10 PM

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