is the most prestigious service offered by MatHelvetica.
It is designed for those who wish to see their name enter mathematical literature in the most refined form possible: attached to a theorem, a definition, a curve, an invariant, or a newly created mathematical object.
Mathematics is one of the few human creations capable of crossing centuries almost untouched. Once a name is introduced into a mathematical text, it becomes part of a written structure designed to be preserved, cited, archived, and rediscovered.
The De L’Hôpital Project offers a selected client the opportunity to support the creation of original mathematical research and to receive, as a formal dedication, the naming of a central theorem or of a newly introduced mathematical object.
A name, written into mathematics.
A dedication, transformed into intellectual permanence.
In saecula saeculorum.
The naming dedication
Through the De L’Hôpital Project, a patron may be associated with a new mathematical result or object created within a research project curated by MatHelvetica.
Depending on the nature of the work, the dedication may take the form of a theorem, a curve, an invariant, a condition, a construction, or another mathematically natural object.
For example:
The Phaedrus Theorem
The Phaedrus Curve
The Phaedrus Invariant
The Phaedrus Condition
The exact form of the dedication depends on the mathematics itself. The name is not added artificially from the outside: it is introduced where the relevant theorem, definition, object, or construction naturally appears.
The patron’s name may appear in the introduction, in the body of the article, and in the acknowledgements, in a sober and academically appropriate form.
A tradition of patronage
For centuries, artists, scientists, writers, and scholars have relied on patrons who understood that certain forms of beauty and knowledge require time, dedication, and support.
The De L’Hôpital Project brings this tradition into modern mathematical research.
It is conceived for those who wish to support mathematics not merely as a technical discipline, but as one of the highest expressions of human thought.
The patron’s contribution supports the creation of original research and receives, in return, a formal dedication within the resulting mathematical work.
A lasting trace
When a new theorem or object is named within a mathematical article, that name becomes part of the written record of the discipline.
A mathematical article is not a temporary object. It is designed to be preserved, cited, archived, and rediscovered.
The De L’Hôpital Project is built around this idea: not visibility for a season, but presence in a form of knowledge designed to endure.
In saecula saeculorum.
The certificate
In addition to the mathematical dedication, the patron receives a physical certificate designed as a refined academic object.
The certificate may contain the full statement of the dedicated theorem or the precise definition of the mathematical object named in honour of the patron.
Printed on fine paper and suitable for framing, it is conceived as a unique object of intellectual prestige: a mathematical diploma of patronage, suitable for personal display or as an extraordinary private gift.
Why “De L’Hôpital”?
The name of the project refers to the Marquis de l’Hôpital, whose name remains known to generations of students through one of the most famous rules in calculus.
Whatever the historical complexities behind that name, its endurance illustrates something essential:
mathematics remembers names.
The De L’Hôpital Project is built around this idea in a modern and refined form: patronage, dedication, and the possibility of attaching a name to a new piece of mathematical thought.
Private and selective?
The De L’Hôpital Project is a highly selective service.
Each project depends on the nature of the mathematical research, the time required, the mathematician or mathematicians involved, the expected level of the work, and the form of dedication requested.
For this reason, pricing is strictly private and determined only after an initial consultation.
All discussions are handled with the utmost discretion.
Your name in mathematical literature
This is not a conventional service.
It is the possibility of seeing your name placed inside mathematics itself: attached to a theorem, a definition, a curve, an invariant, or a newly created object.
Not a temporary recognition, not a plaque that may fade, but a name written into the body of a mathematical work.
A published mathematical text is preserved, cited, archived, and rediscovered.
The De L’Hôpital Project transforms a private gesture into intellectual permanence.
Your name, written where mathematics remembers.
In saecula saeculorum.
This is our most prestigious service. Pricing depends on numerous factors and can vary significantly.
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