Mathematics for electrostatics

A number of mathematical problems originate in the field of physics, as is the case with the study of the distribution of interacting electrical particles. This classic problem in electrostatics, when studied from a mathematical angle, gave birth to a branch of mathematics called potential theory, which plays a fundamental role in both analytics and geometry. At the l’X Laurent Schwartz Mathematics Center, mathematicians use this theory as a basis for their research into complex geometry.