MATHEMATICAL FICTION:

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D'Alembert's Principle: A Novel in Three Panels (2000)
Andrew Crumey
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A fictionalized presentation of the life (and love) of Jean le Rond D'Alembert (1717-1783), best known -- to me at least -- as the first to study and solve the famous linear wave equation u_xx + c u_tt = 0. See the online bookreview at at MAA Online.

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Works Similar to D'Alembert's Principle: A Novel in Three Panels
According to my `secret formula', the following works of mathematical fiction are similar to this one:
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  2. Beyond the Limit: The Dream of Sofya Kovalevskaya by Joan Spicci
  3. The French Mathematician by Tom Petsinis
  4. Küplerin Savasi by Ahmet Baki Yerli
  5. A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar / Akiva Goldsman
  6. The Indian Clerk by David Leavitt
  7. A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon by Lennart Hjulström
  8. Kepler: A Novel by John Banville
  9. Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann
  10. Breaking the Code by Hugh Whitemore (playwright)
Ratings for D'Alembert's Principle: A Novel in Three Panels:
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Mathematical Content:
3/5 (2 votes)
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Literary Quality:
3/5 (2 votes)
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Categories:
GenreHistorical Fiction,
MotifReal Mathematicians,
TopicAnalysis/Calculus/Differential,
MediumNovels,

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Exciting News: The 1,600th entry was recently added to this database of mathematical fiction! Also, for those of you interested in non-fictional math books let me (shamelessly) plug the recent release of the second edition of my soliton theory textbook.

(Maintained by Alex Kasman, College of Charleston)