j.nudd Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Math professor solves decades-old problemCOLUMBIA, Mo. - A professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia is being recognized for solving a math problem that had stumped his peers for more than 40 years. The achievement has landed Steven Hofmann an invitation to speak next spring at the 2006 International Congress of Mathematicians in Madrid, Spain. "It is like a baseball player being picked for the all-star team," Hofmann said of the invitation to the event, which is held every four years. Full Story Maybe mathematicians could solve a Millenium Problem next! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blik Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Part of the problem, called the one-dimensional version, was solved about 20 years ago. Though it was a breakthrough, work remained. Hofmann solved the problem in all its dimensions in a 120-word paper that he wrote with several colleagues — Pascal Auscher, Michael Lacey, John Lewis, Alan McIntosh and Philippe Tchamitchian. Hmm... What's that, about 8 - 10 lines... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.nudd Posted December 29, 2005 Author Share Posted December 29, 2005 Hmm... What's that, about 8 - 10 lines... Yeah, I was like "what the heck?" I can't even finish a paragraph in 8-10 lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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