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Poincare Conjecture Proof Completed

Flamerule writes "A New York Times article has finally provided an update on the status of Grigori Perelman's 2003 rough proof of the Poincaré Conjecture. 3 years ago, Perelman published several papers online explaining his idea for proving the conjecture, but after giving lectures at MIT and several other schools (covered on Slashdot) he returned to Russia, where he's remained silent since. Now, mathematicians in the US and elsewhere have finally finished going over his work and have produced several papers, totaling 1000 pages, that give step-by-step, complete proofs of the conjecture. In addition to winning some or all of the $1,000,000 Millennium Prize, Perelman now seems to be the favorite to receive a Fields Medal at the International Mathematics Union meeting next week, but it's not clear that he'll even show up!"

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  1. yay, look at me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    yep

  2. Re:Square Pegs in Round Holes by skraps · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Man I have such a boner right now.

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  3. $1,000,000? That's nothing... by 1053r · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I can get $1,000,000 by answering 15 questions on "Who wants to be a millionare", or even better yet, by giving money to some poor nigerian who can transfer vast sums of money into my account :)

    (Am I the only one who read the title "Porncare conjecture proof completed"?)

  4. Technical comments? by Cybert4 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Well I didn't expect any. I guess this is the wrong place. I've decided to learn "the basics" of all aspects of math, physics, and technology. Looking into this, I've discovered manifolds--something I'll look into more. Maybe it'll be as cool as complex numbers!

  5. Ellipse in Highschool by Kuvter · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In high school I found a quicker way to solve for the area of an ellipse. My teacher checked for 2 weeks to see if there was a quicker way then the one he taught in class, with no luck. 2 weeks later, through the help of my friend I finally explained how and why the formula worked.

    Though out that month of time we tested the formula many times and found no conjecture. The teacher told me I could probably get the formula published.

    2 week later I completely forgot the formula. Some days I wonder if I could come up with the formula again. I think somehow this relates my actions to Perelman, but on a smaller scale.

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  6. Re:Square Pegs in Round Holes by Doc+Ruby · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Moderation 0
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    How is "freaky mathematical geniuses", the fun they offer and our love for them, Offtopic to this discussion of the freaky mathematical genius who solved the Poincare Conjecture? It's not. TrollMods control the tolls on the Slashdot bridge to nowhere.

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  7. Re:Square Pegs in Round Holes by Doc+Ruby · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Moderation -1
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    So now confronting TrollMods is Flamebait. Slashdot's moderation system is more broken than working.

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