Tuesday 8 June 2021 (18h00 in Paris; 12:00 noon in New York)
Tracing the Topics in Les Reseaux (ou Graphes)
An Annotated Translation with Commentaries
Martin Charles Golumbic
University of Haifa, Israel
ZOOM link is on the official poster at --
<https://www.lip6.fr/colloquium/?Golumbic>
Sorbonne University, Paris
Abstract:
In 1926, Andre Sainte-Lague published a 65-page monograph entitled Les
Réseaux (ou Graphes) which Harald Gropp has referred to as the 'zeroth'
book on graph theory. It provides an historical snapshot to the research in
graph theory conducted at that time. Many concepts were still in their
infancy, yet others highly developed offering a wealth of mathematical
challenges. Sainte-Lague also prophetically understood that applications
would play a future role in the development of the discipline.
This lecture formally launches "The Zeroth Book of Graph Theory: An
Annotated Translation of Les Reseaux (ou Graphes)" published by Springer,
2021. Here is the link --
https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030614195
Going beyond the understanding, dissecting, and converting concepts and
terminology written a century ago, I will trace some of the topics as they
have evolved, especially as influenced by computing and informatics,
including my own work in algorithmic graph theory.
We conclude with a glimpse into the fascinating mathematical and
non-mathematical career of Andre Sainte-Lague. From his 1910 method of
parliamentary seat allocation, to his experiences in World War I - from his
work on the aerodynamics of birds, gliders, and planes, to the organization
of the mathematics rooms in the Palais de la Decouverte at the 1937 Paris
Exposition - from his resistance against the Nazi forces in occupied
France, to his lifelong leadership in social and labor activism. He was a
man of many dimensions - researcher, teacher, humanitarian and outstanding
science communicator with a multifaceted legacy.
The lecture will be in English.
Host: "Prof. Binh-Minh Bui-Xuan" <buixuan@lip6.fr>
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