Jean-Pierre Serre - The Abel Prize interview 2003

0:15 Reaction to winning the Abel Prize
0:56 What made you go into algebraic topology?
2:24 Homotopy theory
3:09 Fibre space
5:19 Serre's work on number theory
5:59 Do you have a geometric or an algebraic intuition?
7:06 Which of your theories or results do you like most?
9:00 Is mathematics a young mans' game?
10:33 The importance of transformation theory of elliptic functions for the arithmetic theory of elliptic curves
13:00 Hermite said that Abel had given mathematicians something to work on for the next 150 years. Agree?
14:04 Abel writes "one should strive to give a problem a form such that it is always possible to solve it - and that by presenting a problem in a well-chosen form the statement itself will contain the seeds of its solution.
15:00 The Role of Proofs
16:30 Is there proofs of little value?
17:50 On the proof of the classification of the simple finite groups?
19:37 If a proof is 1,200 pages long, what use is it?
20:55 Are some areas of mathematics more important than others?
22:20 On the correctness of the Poincaré conjecture proof
23:00 Important mathematical problems you'd like to see solved. Comments on the Clay millennium prize
25:28 Other problems of the same statue [as the Clay Millennium problems]
26:08 Systematic thinker vs sudden insights
27:52 A master expositor
28:26 How should young mathematicians cope with the explosion of subjects and sub subjects?
30:07 Does mathematics attract enough young talent?
32:37 Interests beside mathematics
Interview in written. Notices of the American Mathematical Society:
www.ams.org/notices/200402/co...
The Abel Prize interview 2003 with Jean-Pierre Serre.
Interviewed by mathematicians Martin Raussen og Christian Skau.
Produced by UniMedia

[@paulbcote]

These interviewers have done their homework. Year after year, they succeed in engaging these uniquely talented Abel prize winners.

[@amanasleep3369]

8:14 "I just like mathematics" - Jean-Pierre Serre

[@firstal3799]

Very humble. And one of our best mathematics

[@loganleland2938]

It's nice to hear Serre in English

[@holliswilliams8426]

I can't really follow what he is saying tbh, I would prefer French.

[@jean-christopheMiquel-ef3ur]

@@holliswilliams8426 You don' t know english ? That's funny... He speaks english very clearly.

[@firstal3799]

Lol

[@vaibhavdimble9419]

Best mathematician..

[@frankdimeglio8216]

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[@magisterialanubis06]

amazing interview

[@pilpoil3000]

Serre ... The best mathematician of the 20th century

[@defunct1373]

Agreed, but don't forget Grothendieck.

[@pilpoil3000]

@@defunct1373 true, but Serre is more inspiring

[@defunct1373]

@@pilpoil3000 To be honest with you, I find all of 20th century (and also 19th century) mathematics inspiring. These people were the pioneers of the past, and now it's up to us to carry the legacy.

[@jessewolf6806]

Chern?

[@iancu_de_hunedoara]

Serre isnt even in top10

[@gaulindidier5995]

50 years of courting.....that's what you call the friend zone!

[@ledmc905]

Does someone know if there exists some quality footage of Serre's Abel lecture (entitled "Prime numbers, equations and modular forms”) ? Too bad it is not avaliable on this channel as those from many of the Prize subsequent winners... I suspect nothing was ever recorded back then in 2003.

[@tahahoucinedoutretombe267]

Serre, c est la classe. j aurai aime etre son camarade a la rue d Ulm. 😎😎

[@mathematicsman7454]

*He don't reply about what was reaction of getting tha prize that's shows that he don't work for name fame & money as Grigori Perelman*

[@adfr1806]

Does he believe in god ?

[@jean-christopheMiquel-ef3ur]

Yes. He' s protestant. Now he's 97 years old and he works very strong.

[@RVJdn]

Quand on est français, on a le devoir de s'exprimer en français et pas de se soumettre au diktat de l'impérialisme anglo-saxon.

[@HBY222]

il interviewvé par une chaine anglaise tu veux qu'il leurs parle en francais. IGNARE !

[@hdemuizon9034]

Quand tu es français tu devrais avoir le devoir de réfléchir un peu avant de dire n’importe quoi

[@makkabaion]

You should do it in French and translate it to English, he is clearly uncomfortable.

[@aidanokeeffe7928]

To be fair, he speaks English nearly perfectly

[@franciscusrebro1416]

I don't get the sense he's uncomfortable.. he's clearly enjoying some of these questions ("Ahhh, you know!", "You push the right buttons...") and quaffing what looks to be a fine beer. This footage is pure gold.

[@holliswilliams8426]

He seems uncomfortable speaking English, I don't think everyone in mathematics and science should be forced to present and give lectures in English if they don't want to. Some of them speak it very badly and it's impossible to understand.

[@jean-christopheMiquel-ef3ur]

@@holliswilliams8426 Serre speaks english very clearly

[@jean-francoisbrunet2031]

@@holliswilliams8426 He has a heavy French accent and might not be as nuanced in English as in French, but he is totally fluent.