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发帖数: 72 | 1 Mathematics: The reluctant celebrity
A reclusive Russian claims to have solved a century-old mathematical problem
— but his enigmatic personality is adding a fresh dimension to the
proof-checking process. Emily Singer reports.
C. GUNN & S. LEVY, GEOMETRY CENTER, UNIV. MINNESOTA
Proving the Poincaré conjecture will offer fresh insight into
three-dimensional geometry.
It takes guts for a young Russian to stride into the heart of the US
mathematical establishment after claiming to have solved a pro |
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