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Maryam Mirzakhani, first woman and Iranian to win Fields Medal, has died

614 点作者 urahara将近 8 年前

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mrkgnao将近 8 年前
I hope to study (non-inter-universal) Teichmueller theory some day, as a side quest on my own journey (which is vaguely directed in some sense toward number theory at present). It&#x27;s the best way I can think of to honor her memory: to learn to appreciate the ideas that she devoted her life to understanding better.<p>Here is a picture of her drawing on one of her vast sheets of paper.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.artnet.com&#x2F;app&#x2F;news-upload&#x2F;2014&#x2F;08&#x2F;Maryam-Mirzakhani-doodle-aug-2014-03-e1408246269295.png" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.artnet.com&#x2F;app&#x2F;news-upload&#x2F;2014&#x2F;08&#x2F;Maryam-Mirza...</a>
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MichaelBurge将近 8 年前
It looks like her research is here:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;math.stanford.edu&#x2F;~mmirzakh&#x2F;Research.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;math.stanford.edu&#x2F;~mmirzakh&#x2F;Research.html</a><p>And the paper in question that got the Fields Medal might be one of these:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;math.stanford.edu&#x2F;~mmirzakh&#x2F;Papers&#x2F;VA.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;math.stanford.edu&#x2F;~mmirzakh&#x2F;Papers&#x2F;VA.pdf</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;arxiv.org&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;1206.5574.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;arxiv.org&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;1206.5574.pdf</a><p>It looks like her work involved counting the number of equivalent paths between two points on surfaces that have been punctured.
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Mz将近 8 年前
If anyone needs any background info on her work, there are a number of sources gathered here:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;micheleincalifornia.blogspot.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;08&#x2F;links-on-maryam-mirzakhani-first-fields.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;micheleincalifornia.blogspot.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;08&#x2F;links-on-mar...</a><p>It includes this, a quote that is the best laymen&#x27;s explanation of her work that I could find:<p><i>Mirzakhani became fascinated with hyperbolic surfaces — doughnut-shaped surfaces with two or more holes that have a non-standard geometry which, roughly speaking, gives each point on the surface a saddle shape. Hyperbolic doughnuts can’t be constructed in ordinary space; they exist in an abstract sense, in which distances and angles are measured according to a particular set of equations. An imaginary creature living on a surface governed by such equations would experience each point as a saddle point.<p>It turns out that each many-holed doughnut can be given a hyperbolic structure in infinitely many ways — with fat doughnut rings, narrow ones, or any combination of the two. In the century and a half since such hyperbolic surfaces were discovered, they have become some of the central objects in geometry, with connections to many branches of mathematics and even physics.</i>
jacobkg将近 8 年前
I remember how excited I was when she received the award as a role model for women and immigrants, and a reminder of how great minds can come from places the US considers enemies. My wife (33) spent most of last year being treated for Breast Cancer (now in remission). This news makes me profoundly sad.
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oefrha将近 8 年前
I took her hyperbolic geometry class last year (my senior year at Stanford) and she looked perfectly healthy. She even gave me some advice on my grad school offers. What a shock...
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snake117将近 8 年前
This actually shook me awake when I read this. It was just a few months ago my aunts where sharing articles (through Telegram) with us, from Iran, about Maryam and her accomplishments. She was brilliant and really did serve as an inspiration to many Iranians all over. May she rest in peace.
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akalin将近 8 年前
Terry Tao wrote a eulogy for her on his blog: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;terrytao.wordpress.com&#x2F;2017&#x2F;07&#x2F;15&#x2F;maryam-mirzakhani&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;terrytao.wordpress.com&#x2F;2017&#x2F;07&#x2F;15&#x2F;maryam-mirzakhani&#x2F;</a>
lr4444lr将近 8 年前
Terrible to lose such a notable person at age 40 due to breast cancer, diagnosed when she was in her mid-30s no less.
mncharity将近 8 年前
The 2014 article <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.quantamagazine.org&#x2F;maryam-mirzakhani-is-first-woman-fields-medalist-20140812" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.quantamagazine.org&#x2F;maryam-mirzakhani-is-first-wo...</a> , with the IMU video <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=qNuh4uta8oQ" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=qNuh4uta8oQ</a> .<p>2008 interview <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.claymath.org&#x2F;library&#x2F;annual_report&#x2F;ar2008&#x2F;08Interview.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.claymath.org&#x2F;library&#x2F;annual_report&#x2F;ar2008&#x2F;08Inter...</a> .<p>&quot;I would like to thank all those who have sent me kind emails. I very much appreciate them and I am very sorry if I could not reply.&quot;
theCricketer将近 8 年前
An interview with Maryam from 2008 when she was a Research Fellow at the Clay Mathematical Institute -&gt; this is inspiring: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.claymath.org&#x2F;library&#x2F;annual_report&#x2F;ar2008&#x2F;08Interview.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.claymath.org&#x2F;library&#x2F;annual_report&#x2F;ar2008&#x2F;08Inter...</a>
urahara将近 8 年前
She was absolutely brilliant in so many ways, what a loss.
hi41将近 8 年前
Deeply saddened to hear this news. I have immense respect for people like Maryam and Vera Rubin. They could have used their incredible genius to earn riches. Instead they devoted their lives to further math and science. When it was declared that Maryam won the Fields Medal I read the summary. I could barely understand even one word of the summary leave alone the actual work. People like Maryam amaze me. I am just a ordinary mortal working in a tech company. If God had asked me I would have told him to take my life and let Maryam live so we could have progress in math. Life is so unfair. I can&#x27;t image how much math&#x27;s progress has suffered with her passing. Deepest condolences to her family. RIP.
throwaway5752将近 8 年前
What a tragic loss for the mathematics community and her husband and young daughter. Deepest condolences to her family, friends, colleagues, and students.
bhnmmhmd将近 8 年前
This was terrible news today. It made me genuinely sad. I hope she rests in peace while all the humanity honors her.
adyavanapalli将近 8 年前
Oh no :&#x2F; Such a terrible loss..
rurban将近 8 年前
I cried a bit. Life is unfair
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tomrod将近 8 年前
What a sad day. Too soon.
afshinmeh将近 8 年前
RIP, very sorry to hear this news.
Lotus123将近 8 年前
Sad news
dbranes将近 8 年前
It&#x27;s immensely disappointing that this comment section has has an abundance of comments on iranian socio-political issues, while completely devoid of any discussion on dynamics on moduli spaces.
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brian_herman将近 8 年前
Can we get a black bar for this?
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Jabanga将近 8 年前
How tragic.
thr31238893将近 8 年前
This is such sad news. RIP.
0xFFC将近 8 年前
Iranian here, one point I really want to mention is following despite our theocratic regime, really I have to mention, Iran is not Suadi Arabia or anything like that. Girls and Boys do get the almost exactly same education, they have great opportunity to be a successful scholar in any branch of science they want (yes, It is like USA, your parent demographic will decide which university you most like end up into. But this issue is the issue of most part of the world and we cannot blame Iran, USA or any specific country for this, we should blame the system).<p>She got her bachelor degree from one of our top universities (Sharif University) and went to Harvard from there and there is plenty of science-eager students like her are there waiting for an opportunity to become next Maryam Mirzakhani.<p>Come to Tehran. I know you hear a lot of bad thing about Tehran and Iran from Right wing political media outlets. But believe me, you are going to see Paris of the middle east and whole new generation of liberal people who believe in personal freedom and freedom of speech.<p>It really bothered me when I saw her talking about how people of USA think about Iran as desert and all women wearing an abaya. No they are not, we are a new generation and we are different and although our regime tries its best to suppress us, we are the future of Iran.
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bhnmmhmd将近 8 年前
How is it that brilliant, genius people who truly help our world become a better place die young, while people who bring nothing but destruction and war, live for decades?
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