Mathematician Yu Deng finds stability in order and symmetry amid life's chaos

Mathematician Yu Deng sees a deep connection between freedom and restraint, both in his work and in classical Chinese poetry. He draws inspiration from "The Brocade Zither," a 9th-century poem by Tang Dynasty poet Li Shangyin, written as China teetered on the brink of civil war. For Deng, mathematical symmetry and structure provide a sense of stability amid life's chaos.