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"Once In A Century" Math Proof Threads The Needle On A Decades-Old Conjecture
If pure math can teach us anything, it’s this: occasionally, your special interest might just change the world. For Joshua ...
Mathematicians move the needle on the Kakeya conjecture, a decades-old geometric problem
Mathematicians from New York University and the University of British Columbia have resolved a decades-old geometric problem, ...
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Chinese maths star Wang Hong solves ‘infamous’ geometry problem
Chinese mathematician Wang Hong has solved an “infamous” geometry ... of the 2006 Fields Medal – one of the highest awards in mathematics – took note of the paper online soon after.
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‘Once in a Century’ Proof Settles Math’s Kakeya Conjecture
Wang recently co-authored a separate paper reducing the next conjecture in the tower to a stronger version of the Kakeya conjecture, a step toward bridging the two levels. It’s also a dimensional leap ...