Going for Gold: the Mathematics of Sporting Glory

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Going for Gold: the Mathematics of Sporting Glory - Amandine Aftalion

Oxford University

September 25

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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What is the best way to run to win a race? Why does a sprinter slow down before the finish line? Why do you swim better slightly underwater? Why, on a bike, the faster you go, the more stable you are?

Amandine Aftalion is a mathematician and a senior scientist at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). She specialises in modelling based on low temperature physics alongside writing on a range of sports culminating in her book Be a Champion, 40 facts you didn't know about sports and science.

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