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Spacetime and the Geometry behind it

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This is the Leonardo da Vinci Lecture given in Milan in March 2006. It is a survey on the concept of space-time over the last 3000 years: it starts with Euclidean geometry, discusses the contributions of Gauss and Riemannian geometry, presents the dynamic concept of space-time in Einstein’s general relativity, describes the importance of symmetries, and ends with Calabi-Yau manifolds and their importance in today’s string theories in the attempt for a unified theory of physics.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Harvard University, One Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA

    Shing-Tung Yau

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Leonardo da Vinci Lecture held on March 28, 2006

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Yau, ST. Spacetime and the Geometry behind it. Milan j. math. 74, 339–356 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00032-006-0053-5

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