false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173731232m/319016.jpg 319016 3 <div><div>Henri Poincaré was one of the greatest mathematicians of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. He revolutionized the field of topology, which studies properties of geometric configurations that are unchanged by stretching or twisting. The Poincaré conjecture lies at the heart of modern geometry and topology, and even pertains to the possible shape of the universe. The conjecture states that there is only one shape possible for a finite universe in which every loop can be contracted to a single point. <br> <br>Poincaré&#8217;s conjecture is one of the seven &#8220;millennium problems&#8221; that bring a one-million-dollar award for a solution. Grigory Perelman, a Russian mathematician, has offered a proof that is likely to win the Fields Medal, the mathematical equivalent of a Nobel prize, in August 2006. He also will almost certainly share a Clay Institute millennium award. <br> <br>In telling the vibrant story of <i>The Poincaré Conjecture</i>, Donal O&#8217;Shea makes accessible to general readers for the first time the meaning of the conjecture, and brings alive the field of mathematics and the achievements of generations of mathematicians whose work have led to Perelman&#8217;s proof of this famous conjecture. </div></div> 2330800 6 3 2007 The Poincare Conjecture: In Search of the Shape of the Universe total:41|5:5|4:16|3:17|2:2|1:1| 41 145 85 14 4 1 false false Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 13:55:40 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 17:47:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 12 09:11:30 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 09:21:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Mar 29 17:26:12 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 17 08:27:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 18:41:51 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 18:45:27 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 08:57:42 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 08:18:51 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 01 17:20:49 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 17:22:02 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 17:40:20 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 17:40:53 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 18:14:43 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 18:51:01 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 04:01:02 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 19 23:54:04 -0700 2008 2 more...]]> 3 0 true false Tue Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 14:17:18 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 14:19:48 -0700 2008
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