The planet is exposed Fields Medal in mathematics

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The prestigious awards Wednesday to four mathematicians under the 40th

This is the equivalent of the Nobel Prize in mathematics. Legend has it that Alfred Nobel had its price in mathematics declined, because his girlfriend is cheating on him with a mathematician. The reality is probably less romantic: "Alfred Nobel was a great mathematician dispute, but a confrontation," said Martin Andler, science historian and president of the Association Animath.

Every four years, the Fields Medal at the International Congress of Mathematicians in four mathematicians under 40 Held in Seoul. Four lucky winners are, because in the spring, but she asked quietly. Only his family has a right to know. This organization can be changed in the next edition in 2018: The winners will receive the International Congress of Mathematics, but a dedication ceremony takes place a few months later. Responsible for selecting the winners jury also kept secret.

No woman has ever received the Medal of

This morning, the names of the heirs of the Institut Henri Poincaré whimsical Cédric Villani Dandy Fields medalist and 2010 respectively, are known. Dress fashion of the last century, and constantly wears a spider-pole, mathematicians helped reward publicly. Fields winner taste is really more darkness in their research laboratories. "Unlike the Medal of Nobel Peace Prize, the field researchers under 40 years old, so this is also an incentive for work. Nobel Peace Prize for his entire career continue," says (...) Read more about Figaro.fr

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