Death” based on a story by the great Japanese Program is a program of study of analogies and writer Yukio Mishima interconnections between four areas of science: and starred in it. Frenkel invented the plot and number theory, played the Mathematicianwho in both “Rites directed of Love the and film Math.” The Mathematician creates a formula for three on thecurves above over list are finite different fields, areasgeometry of love, but realizes that the formula can be used for mathematics.of Riemann surfaces, The modern and quantum formulation physics. of the The part both good and evil. To prevent it from falling into offirst the Langlands Program concerning these areas An invitation to math wrong hands, he hides the formula by tattooing was arrived at by the end of the 20th century. The it on the body of the woman he loves. The idea realization that the mathematics of the Langlands is that “a mathematical formula can be beautiful Program is intimately connected like a poem, a painting, or a piece of music” (page physics via mirror symmetry and electromagnetic Edward Frenkel’s to quantum 232). The rite of death plays an important role in duality came in the 21st century, around 2006- the Japanese culture. 2007. Frenkel personally participated in achieving review suggests that mathematics plays an important role the latter breakthrough. “Love & Math: in the world culture. HeThe describes title of Frenkel’s his motivation film hand account of the work done. His book presents a first- Why is the Langlands Program important? mathematicians are usually portrayed as weirdos Because it brings together several areas of the Heart of to create the film as follows. “In popular films,illness, science that cover a wide range of research, reinforcing the stereotype of mathematics as a boringand social and misfits cold subject, on the farverge removed of mental from reality. methods Hidden Reality” Who could want such a life for themselves, doing are sufficiently far apart, and use different been developing in its own way motivated by work that supposedly had nothing to do with and techniques. Each of the areas has anything?” (page 229). And here is his answer to important within it. Once an area is related to truth, the process of creating - a review anotherresults, questions, one, the experts and conjectures in each of thesedeemed two new mathematics is a passionate pursuit, a deeply as methods personalhis own question. experience, “In just like creating art and area,areas which face questions are often and new ideas, and unexpected. as well The with the unknown and with oneself, which elicits andsituation techniques, is similar transplanted to a transfusion from theof fresh other blood strongmusic. Itemotions. requires And love the and formulas dedication, you a discover struggle to a person whose energy level has been stagnant do get under your skin, just like the tattooing in each of the areas involved. he eminent mathematician Edward Frenkel has written his Frenkel sheds light on the professional aspect for a while. The interconnections are beneficial to Mark Kleiner the film,” (page 233). The book discusses in detail precursors of the autobiography in order to convey to the general audience both of mathematics by introducing the reader to the Langlands Program. Tthe human and professional aspects of mathematics. Langlands Program, which he perceives as “a because One of them is the Shimura-Taniyama-Weil He explores the human aspect of mathematics by describing his it uncovers and brings into focus mysterious conjecture, which played an important role in work on several projects. He shows that, in addition to perseverance patternsGrand Unified shared Theory by different of Mathematics areas of mathematics the proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem by Andrew and thus points to deep, unexpected connections Wiles and Richard Taylor in 1994. The theorem, imagination and original ideas, and that beauty and elegance usually between them,” (page 70). Robert Langlands, a statement in number theory, had been the characterizeand hard work, important solving amathematical difficult mathematical results. The problem creative require processs of currently Professor Emeritus in the School of most famous open problem since 1637, when the a mathematician in many ways resembles that of an artist or musician Mathematics at the for Advanced Study French mathematician Pierre Fermat wrote about and generates the whole gamut of emotions, the most important of in Princeton, initiated the program in the late it on the margin of an old book he was reading. which is love. For it is a genuine love for mathematics that carries 1960s as a conjectureInstitute that hard problems of The reasons for the fame were, on one hand, the a mathematician through the often frustrating and emotionally number theory can be solved by using methods simplicity of the statement: there are no positive demanding work. The “Rites of Love of harmonic analysis. Since then, the scope of integers > 2 and , , satisfying and Math,” which was inspired by the short n x y z book describes the erotic film xn + yn = zn, film “Rite of Love and contributions of other mathematicians and Keywords: Mathematics, beauty, elegance, Langlands program, Shimura- ofthe physicists, program hasand significantly at this time thegrown Langlands due to Taniyama-Weil conjecture, Rosetta stone 66 At Right Angles | Vol. 4, No. 1, March 2015 At Right Angles | Vol. 4, No. 1, March 2015 67 Death” based on a story by the great Japanese Program is a program of study of analogies and writer Yukio Mishima interconnections between four areas of science: and starred in it. Frenkel invented the plot and number theory, played the Mathematicianwho in both “Rites directed of Love the and film Math.” The Mathematician creates a formula for three on thecurves above over list are finite different fields, areasgeometry of love, but realizes that the formula can be used for mathematics.of Riemann surfaces, The modern and quantum formulation physics. of the The part both good and evil. To prevent it from falling into offirst the Langlands Program concerning these areas An invitation to math wrong hands, he hides the formula by tattooing was arrived at by the end of the 20th century. The it on the body of the woman he loves. The idea realization that the mathematics of the Langlands is that “a mathematical formula can be beautiful Program is intimately connected like a poem, a painting, or a piece of music” (page physics via mirror symmetry and electromagnetic Edward Frenkel’s to quantum 232). The rite of death plays an important role in duality came in the 21st century, around 2006- the Japanese culture. 2007. Frenkel personally participated in achieving review suggests that mathematics plays an important role the latter breakthrough. “Love & Math: in the world culture. HeThe describes title of Frenkel’s his motivation film hand account of the work done. His book presents a first- Why is the Langlands Program important? mathematicians are usually portrayed as weirdos Because it brings together several areas of the Heart of to create the film as follows. “In popular films,illness, science that cover a wide range of research, reinforcing the stereotype of mathematics as a boringand social and misfits cold subject, on the farverge removed of mental from reality. methods Hidden Reality” Who could want such a life for themselves, doing are sufficiently far apart, and use different been developing in its own way motivated by work that supposedly had nothing to do with and techniques. Each of the areas has anything?” (page 229). And here is his answer to important within it. Once an area is related to truth, the process of creating - a review anotherresults, questions, one, the experts and conjectures in each of thesedeemed two new mathematics is a passionate pursuit, a deeply as methods personalhis own question. experience, “In just like creating art and area,areas which face questions are often and new ideas, and unexpected. as well The with the unknown and with oneself, which elicits andsituation techniques, is similar transplanted to a transfusion from theof fresh other blood strongmusic. Itemotions. requires And love the and formulas dedication, you a discover struggle to a person whose energy level has been stagnant do get under your skin, just like the tattooing in each of the areas involved. he eminent mathematician Edward Frenkel has written his Frenkel sheds light on the professional aspect for a while. The interconnections are beneficial to Mark Kleiner the film,” (page 233). The book discusses in detail precursors of the autobiography in order to convey to the general audience both of mathematics by introducing the reader to the Langlands Program. Tthe human and professional aspects of mathematics. Langlands Program, which he perceives as “a because One of them is the Shimura-Taniyama-Weil He explores the human aspect of mathematics by describing his it uncovers and brings into focus mysterious conjecture, which played an important role in work on several projects. He shows that, in addition to perseverance patternsGrand Unified shared Theory by different of Mathematics areas of mathematics the proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem by Andrew and thus points to deep, unexpected connections Wiles and Richard Taylor in 1994. The theorem, imagination and original ideas, and that beauty and elegance usually between them,” (page 70). Robert Langlands, a statement in number theory, had been the characterizeand hard work, important solving amathematical difficult mathematical results. The problem creative require processs of currently Professor Emeritus in the School of most famous open problem since 1637, when the a mathematician in many ways resembles that of an artist or musician Mathematics at the for Advanced Study French mathematician Pierre Fermat wrote about and generates the whole gamut of emotions, the most important of in Princeton, initiated the program in the late it on the margin of an old book he was reading.