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The Land of MathematicsA Complex Picnic

11 min

Available until 14/11/2026

We have known for a long time that some equations can't be solved as the answers are numbers that don't exist. Fortunately, a slew of mathematicians have uncovered a new field of numbers that now play a vital role in modern mathematics.

Director

Denis van Waerebeke

Country

France

Year

2020

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