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Novembre 2002. Grigori Perelman publie sans prévenir la démonstration de la célèbre conjecture de Poincaré qui défie depuis un siècle l'intelligence des meilleurs mathématiciens. A la surprise générale, elle se révèle exacte. Mais Perelman n'empoche pas le million de dollars de récompense proposé par l'Institut Clay, ni n'accepte les nombreuses propositions de travail que lui adressent les plus prestigieuses universités. Il refuse la médaille Fields qui lui est décernée en 2006 et, prenant ses distances avec la communauté scientifique, se retire du monde. Cherchant à percer le mystère Perelman, Masha Gessen raconte l'éclosion d'un génie solitaire. Au gré d'une enquête fouillée et jalonnée de rencontres avec des proches, des camarades ou des professeurs, elle trace avec brio le portrait d'un prodige des mathématiques doté d'une intelligence exceptionnelle.
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Conceived in 1904, the Poincare conjecture, a puzzle that speaks to the possible shape of the universe and lies at the heart of modern topology and geometry, has resisted attempts by generations of mathematicians to prove or to disprove it. Despite a million-dollar prize for a solution, Russian mathematician Grigory Perelman, posted his solution on the Internet instead of publishing it in a peer-reviewed journal. This book "tells the story of the fascinating personalities, institutions, and scholarship behind the centuries of mathematics that have led to Perelman's dramatic proof." The author also chronicles dramatic events at the 2006 International congress of mathematicians in Madrid, where Perelman was awarded a Fields Medal for his solution, which he declined
Algebraic topology --- Mathematics --- Mathematicians --- Poincaré, Henri, - 1854-1912 --- Perelman, Grigori, - 1966-
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Algebraic topology. --- Mathematics --- Mathematicians --- Awards --- History. --- History. --- Poincaré, Henri, --- Perelman, Grigori,
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