An award edition
Different contributions. A shared moment in mathematics.
4 medalists — explore each contribution below.
Counting discrete configurations can uncover smooth limit shapes and shared probability laws, linking random growth with representation theory and algebraic geometry.
The story
Ricci flow changes a space’s geometry; controlling its singularities turned a powerful evolution equation into a solution of a century-old topological problem.
Awarded the 2006 Fields Medal; declined the medal.
The story
Primes thin out along the number line, yet they contain equally spaced finite patterns of every possible length, as Green and Tao proved.
The story
A Brownian path is wildly irregular, yet its outer boundary has a precise fractal dimension that conformal probability methods can determine.
The story