Poincare conjecture solved (1 Viewer)

[Sober]

According to this and various other sources. I didn't really know much about this problem, but it is of interest as it is the first of the millenium prizes that have strong claims to it.

 

[hyparzero]

i thought it was proved ages ago

 

[Templar]

We all thought Perelman had what could have been a proof, but he never submitted it for official verification until last year. Regardless of whether there's any flaws in the proof, it will still be at least two years or so before the prize is actually awarded. Although we have always believed that Poincare is one of the easier Millenium problems.

 

[Slidey]

What are the ramifications of solving it?

 

[Sober]

It is a well known problem in topology that has withstood 100 years of great minds. That and the blokes get $1 000 000. As in most discovories the applications may not be as evident now (or maybe they are but I'm not in the know) nonetheless it is an important advancement for that field.

 

[STx]

So the 'Geometrization Conjecture' helps to explain the shape of the universe?

 

[absolution*]

But here's another article with interesting comments on proofs:

<a href="http://www.angelfire.com/ab7/fourunit/burden.pdf">New Scientist article, August 26, 2006 - Burden of proof</a>

Interesting article. Ta.