Among my findings was Alex Kasman (College of Charleston). What about this guy: the database he created 'Mathematical fiction' looks so astonishing.
Moreover, his research area is just a huge awe. It's on this `boundary' between mathematical physics and algebraic geometry.
Algebraic-geometry is an area of pure mathematics that is concerned with the geometric structure of objects determined by algebraic equations.
Mathematical physics is an applied area of mathematics that seeks to use the structures and tools of mathematics to understand things in the real world such as light waves, elementary particles, supernovas and rocket ships.

Alex Kasnan has written about :
- The particle-like waves called `solitons'.
- The symmetry of linear wave equations known as `bispectrality'
- Algebro-geometric constructions for producing quantum integrable systems.
- The geometry of Grassmannian manifolds and associated functions which satisfy nonlinear partial differential equations of mathematical physics
- Classical and quantum integrable particle systems
and the interesting list goes on...but it's not our point right now, isn't it?
So lets come back to the mathematical fiction genre.
Another really precious discovery is 'Fantasia Mathematica' an anthology published in 1958 containing stories, humour,poems e.t.c. It contains writings by Robert Heinlein, Aldous Huxley, H.G. Wells and Martin Gardner.
If you try you could well find it online.
That's all folks.
Bon Appetit!!
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