I make some presicions on my previous posting: go to the link, https://simonsfoundation.org/category/features/science-lives/ click on deligne photo, then click BIO AND PHOTOS, then read there. My posting should be read more accurately as follows: I have not see the interview of Deligne by MacPherson in the link above, but I read in that link the comments of Munford and Tate on the mathematics of Deligne as opposed to the mathematics of Grothendieck, comments that also apply (if you want) to the mathematics of Serre as opposed to the mathematics of Grothendieck. Then Serre says that Deligne is best. It is interesting to notice that when describing the characteristics and virtues of Deligne's mathematics Munford and Tate could be just describing the characteristics and virtues of Serre's mathematics. Clearly Deligne's and Serre's mathematics are similar in those aspects and different to Grothendieck's. In putting Deligne's mathematics at the top, Serre is just putting his own mathematics at the top. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: categories: Deligne on Grothendieck Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:00:24 -0300 From: Eduardo J. Dubuc <edubuc@dm.uba.ar> To: "Joyal, Andr?" <joyal.andre@uqam.ca> CC: categories@mta.ca On 29/01/13 09:08, Joyal, Andr? wrote:
An interview of Deligne by MacPherson:
https://simonsfoundation.org/category/features/science-lives/
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I have not see the interview of Deligne by MacPherson in the link above, but I read in that link the comments of Serre on the mathematics of Deligne as opposed to the mathematics of Grothendieck, and his conclusion that Deligne is best. It is interesting to notice that when describing the characteristics and virtues of Deligne's mathematics he is just describing the characteristics and virtues of his own mathematics. Clearly Deligne's and Serre's mathematics are similar and different to Grothendieck's. In putting Deligne's mathematics at the top, Serre is just putting his own mathematics at the top. [For admin and other information see: http://www.mta.ca/~cat-dist/ ]