How Grigori Perelman solved one of math's greatest mysteries
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Re: How Grigori Perelman solved one of math's greatest mysteries
#2He solved the Poincaré Conjecture in 7 years. It has been nearly 13 years since.. wonder what he will do next!
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#3For those interested there is a good Russian documentary on Perelman's life:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng1W2KUHI2s
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#4Here is some info and a great explanatory video for William Thurston's geometrization conjecture, which laid down some of the work for the proof: http://terrytao.wordpress.com/2012/08/22/bill-thurston/
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#5He solved the Poincaré Conjecture in 7 years. It has been nearly 13 years since.. wonder what he will do next!
It is perhaps unfortunate, but it is possible that Poincare will be the biggest and final work of Perelman. He has shut down his professional connections, and it is rumored that he has simply burned out. I hope to be wrong. Either way he is a remarkable person, and will be remembered.
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#6The New Yorker also published an excellent piece on Perelman and the solving of the Poincaré back in 2006: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/08/28/manifold-destin...
It's interesting to see the political implications behind breakthroughs like this.
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#7"Stekhlov Institute"
It should be "Steklov Institute" because there's no х to be found in "Стеклов".
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#8good guy, doesn't give a shit about the corpo-academic kleptocracy. For the love of math, that is all.
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#9really great article - i had read a lot about him before and never come across the fact that he was jewish and didnt believe anti-Semitism existed.
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#10Anyone know how he makes a living?