MAG139

EMS Magazine No. 139

18 May 2026

Download issue (PDF)

This issue is published open access.

pp. 3–4
A message from the president//Brief words from the editor-in-chief
Jan Philip SolovejDonatella Donatelli
pp. 5–12
Are there non-trivial theorems about all finitely generated groups?
Tom Hutchcroft
pp. 13–14
The Math Solidarity Platform
Emine Yıldırım
pp. 15–18
On the European Solidarity Committee of the EMS
Alice Fialowski
pp. 19–25
The hidden art in things breaking apart
Julien Meyer
pp. 26–32
Are all bets off when it comes to agreement gambles?
Bahareh ZahirodiniMoinak Bhaduri
pp. 33–34
Obituary of Peter Lax
Constantine M. Dafermos
pp. 35–36
The Fermat Museum in Beaumont-de-Lomagne (France), a new place to love mathematics
Maryvonne Spiesser
pp. 37–40
Nineteen years of ICMAT: strengthening excellence in mathematical research
Javier AramayonaÁgata Timón García-Longoria
pp. 42–47
Renewing doctoral education in Finland – with applied mathematics at the forefront
Mikko HeleniusTanja TarvainenSiiri Utriainen
pp. 48–50
Thematic Working Group on Mathematics for Work, Society and Personal Development: Lifelong Learning, TWG7
Michele Giuliano FiorentinoPeter FrejdPauline VosJavier Díez-PalomarOda Heidi BolstadRosa A. Alberto
pp. 51–52
Book review: “Families of Varieties of General Type” by János Kollár
Stefano Filipazzi
pp. 52–53
Book review: “Statistical mechanics of mean-field disordered systems: A Hamilton–Jacobi approach” by Tomas Dominguez and Jean-Christophe Mourrat
Roland Bauerschmidt
pp. 54–55
Book review: “An Invitation to Fractal Geometry: Fractal Dimensions, Self-Similarity, and Fractal Curves” by Michel L. Lapidus and Goran Radunović
Lars Olsen
pp. 56–57
Letter concerning a review of the $Handbook of the History and Philosophy of Mathematical Practice$
Stelios NegrepontisAthanase PapadopoulosBharath Sriraman
p. 58
New editor appointed
Matteo Petrera
p. 59
Toy model for a career in academia
Constanza Rojas-Molina