Yitang Zhang is giving the last invited talk at ICM 2014: Small gaps between primes and primes in arithmetic progressions to large moduli

Yitang Zhang is giving the last invited talk at ICM 2014, “Small gaps between primes and primes in arithmetic progressions to large moduli”. 这是闭幕式前的最后一个 invited talk. 张大师习惯手写, 当场演算. Yitang Zhang …

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ICM 2014, IMU and Mathematics in Korea

每 4 年举行一次世界数学家大会从 13 日到 21 日在首尔会展中心(COEX)举行. Martin Groetschel, Secretary-General of IMU, 在开幕式上的讲话说, IMU 有一些倡议. 这些打算之一是 adopt-a-graduate-student: IMU 会扶持发达国家的数学家, 这些数学家愿意给不那么发达国家的工作在相近领域的数学博士提供指导(mentorship). 今年的 Chern Medal 的得主 Phillip Griffiths 选择了 African Mathematics Millennium Science Initiative(AMMSI) 来接受 …

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Artur Avila: A Brazilian Wunderkind Who Calms Chaos

Artur Avila 是第一个不在美国和欧洲得博士的拿到 fields medal 的数学家. Artur Avila 21 岁在世界上著名的动力系统研究中心 Instituto Nacional de Matemática(IMPA ) 得到博士. 他接受的包括博士在内的教育, 全部在巴西完成. Artur Avila’s work Etienne Ghys 的报告讲述了 Artur Avila 的工作 从牛顿 (Newton) 就有的, 有了一个微分方程, 想法设法把解找出来. 这取得了相当的成功. …

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Maryam Mirzakhani: the first female mathematician to be awarded the prestigious fields medal prize

Maryam Mirzakhani, 37 岁, 刚刚在第二十七届国际数学家大会(ICM 2014)开幕式上, 从韩国女总统朴槿惠手中接过菲尔兹奖章. Mirzakhani 是首位荣获 fields medal 的女性. Mirzakhani 在 IMO 表现杰出. References Erica Klarreich, A Tenacious Explorer of Abstract Surfaces, August 12, 2014

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