Grigori Perelman


Grigori Yakovlevich Perelman (born 1966) Russian mathematician currently best known for turning down the Fields medal. He was selected for the award because of his work on Poincaré’s conjecture. Also, it is believed he may have proven Thurston’s geometrization conjecture.

Title Grigori Perelman
Canonical name GrigoriPerelman
Date of creation 2013-03-22 16:14:47
Last modified on 2013-03-22 16:14:47
Owner PrimeFan (13766)
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Author PrimeFan (13766)
Entry type Biography
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Synonym Grigori Yakovlevich Perelman