Please don’t Delete: Maths Dialogues
A cycle of meetings to talk about moments in the history of mathematics and aspects of its method. With a style that is not necessarily technical, the aim is to highlight the cultural, aesthetic, creative, playful and didactic value of hypothetical-deductive thinking and the actuality of the landscapes it is able to draw.
Next Meeting
Prof. Alberto Cogliati (University of Padova)
09/06/2026 at 5 pm - Bernhard Riemann, two hundred years after his birth
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Last Meeting
On 28/01/26, the 10th meeting of the cycle Please don’t Delete: Maths Dialogues was held with Prof. Luigi AMBROSIO as speaker.
Title: Some topics of Real Analysis and Measure Theory, a century after Giuseppe Vitali
Abstract: In my seminar, I will illustrate Giuseppe Vitali's main contributions to Real Analysis and Measure Theory, trying to establish a bridge between his pioneering research and some current research topics.
The meeting was held in Room Sironi U4-8 (U4 Building | Piazza della Scienza 4, Milano) and was introduced by Prof. Gianmario Tessitore, Director of the Department.
Luigi Ambrosio is an Italian mathematician and full professor of Mathematical Analysis at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, where he has been Director since 2019. He is an internationally renowned figure in the field of mathematical analysis, particularly in variational calculus, measure theory, partial differential equations and optimal transport theory.
His scientific contributions had a significant impact on the development of the theory of bounded variation (BV) functions, continuity equations, and flows associated with non-regular vector fields. He is the author of numerous fundamental articles and monographs widely used in advanced research.
Throughout his career, he has received important awards, including the Caccioppoli Prize (1999), the Feltrinelli Prize (2012) and the ERC Advanced Grant. He is a member of several scientific academies and plays an active role in the international mathematical community.