The University of Macau (UM) held a talk titled ‘Strolling Through the Garden of Mathematics’ today (22 January) as part of its University Lecture Series. The speaker was Tian Gang, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and chair professor at Peking University.
In his speech, Xu Cheng-Zhong, dean of the UM Faculty of Science and Technology (FST), said that Prof Tian is one of the world’s leading mathematicians. He has solved many critical problems in the fields of geometry and mathematical physics, with contributions to Khler-Einstein metrics. Prof Tian has also received many prestigious awards in recognition of his research achievements.
During the talk, Prof Tian guided the audience to discover and appreciate the importance and charm of mathematics in everyday life from the aspects of its abstraction, simplicity, and rigour. In addition, Prof Tian engaged with the audience in the Q&A and discussion session moderated by Gui Changfeng, head of the Department of Mathematics of FST.
Source: Rector’s Office
澳門大學今（22）日舉辦大學講壇，中國科學院院士、美國人文與科學院外籍院士、北京大學講席教授田剛就“數苑漫步”為題發表演說，從多個角度深入探討數學的美妙與智慧。
澳大科技學院院長須成忠致辭時表示，田剛是世界頂尖的數學家，他在幾何學和數學物理領域解決了多個關鍵問題；特別是在凱勒流形（Kahler-Einstein）度量研究中，他創新地提出了K-穩定性的概念，並確立了在Fano空間中K-穩定性與存在Kahler-Einstein度量之間的等價性。田剛的研究成就獲得了國際廣泛認可，並獲得美國國家科學基金會的沃特曼獎、美國數學學會的韋伯倫獎等多項國際大獎。
講座上，田剛深入淺出地闡釋了數學的奧秘。他從數學的抽象性、簡潔性、嚴謹性等多個角度，引導與會者發現並感受數學在生活中的重要性及其魅力，從中體驗和領悟數學的抽象美。他強調，“嚴謹”是數學的顯著特徵；“正確”是數學的基本要求。田剛認為，顯然的結論終需通過正確的推理得出。
問答與交流環節由澳大科技學院數學系主任桂長峰主持。田剛和與會者交流互動，討論氣氛熱烈。
新聞來源：校長辦公室
Tian Gang
田剛
Xu Cheng-Zhong
須成忠
The Q&A and discussion session
問答及交流環節