Holly Krieger: The dynamics of numbers
Episode · Jul 28, 2026
Maths on the Move · 28 min
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Giovanni Forni discusses mathematical billiards as a tractable setting for studying dynamical systems. The conversation explores the tension between periodic motion and chaos, why seemingly elementary billiard trajectories lead to difficult questions, and which aspects remain unresolved. The interview was recorded at the European Congress of Mathematics.