Lecture, Barnard's Inn Hall, Tuesday, 19 Jan 2027 - 18:00

Play it Again Ludwig: Waves, Strings, and the Stradivarius

A close-up shot of a person in a brown suit jacket and white gloves holding out a polished wooden violin for display, against a blurred background of a wooden bookshelf filled with books

The production of sound by a musical instrument is a process of great beauty and mystery. What makes a sound deep or rich? 

How does it depend on the size of the instrument and the way it is made. In this lecture, Professor Goriely studies the mathematics of musical sound through experimentation and modelling.

Professor Alain Goriely

Professor Alain Goriely FRS

Gresham Professor of Geometry

Alain Goriely is a mathematician with broad interests in mathematical methods, mechanics, sciences, and engineering. He is well known for his contributions to dynamical systems...

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