Tuesday, April 15, 2003

Mathematical Conjecture Proven

Nearly overlooked in all the war business, was the Russian mathematician, Dr. Grigori Perelman's proof of the Poincare Conjecture. Dr. Perelman, of the Steklov Institute of Mathematics of the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg, says that he proved it. He hasn't published his work yet so we only have his word on it. And once he does, it will require months for other mathematicians to pore over it, looking for errors and verifying his work. But, if he's right, I know I'll sleep easier.

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