Going for Gold: the Mathematics of Sporting Glory - Amandine Aftalion

What is the best way to run to win a race? Why does a sprinter slow down before the finish line? Why do you swim better slightly underwater? Why, on a bike, the faster you go, the more stable you are? Amandine Aftalion is a mathematician and a senior scientist at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). She specialises in modelling based on low temperature physics alongside writing on a range of sports culminating in her book 'Be a Champion, 40 facts you didn't know about sports and science'. Here is some of Amandine's research: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsos.200007 https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/articles/10.3389/fspor.2024.1293145/full The Oxford Mathematics Public Lectures are generously supported by XTX Markets.