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Russian May Have Solved Poincare Conjecture

Posted by timothy on from the he-said-to-forward-the-prize-money-to-me dept.

nev4 writes "Reuters (via Yahoo News) reports that Grigori Perelman from St. Petersburg, Russia appears to have solved the Poincare Conjecture. The Poincare Conjecture is one of the 7 Millenium Problems (another is P vs NP, also covered on /. recently). Solving a Millenium Problem carries a reward of $1M, but apparently Perelman isn't interested..." nerdb0t provides some background in the form of this MathWorld page from 2003.

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  1. Wake me... by Capt'n+Hector · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Wake me when someone verifies his work. I can claim to solve anything, but it doesn't mean much unless the community says I'm right. Right off the bat it seems fishy: no journal submission, just a web post? No referee? And he's not answering questions about his work? He's either a genius or a nutcase, possibly both.

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  2. Re:He'd post AC by russint · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    That statement is just a huge insult to anybody that doesn't have money.

    Fuck you.

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  3. Re:Well, at least the Russkies are good at math... by DAldredge · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Who would have thought that those that worship islam would kill kids by shooting them in the back and laugh at them as the tortured them.

    After all islam is the Religion of Peace (TM)

  4. Re:Racist title by furiousgeorge · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Since when is Russian a 'race'? It's a nationality.

    Dumbass.