The Density of Chance. Remarks on Maryam Mirzakhani´s Life and Work.
Wann
Montag, 13. Mai 2024
17 bis 0 Uhr
Wo
G227
Veranstaltet von
Vortragende Person/Vortragende Personen:
Prof. Dr. Norbert Schappacher (Universität Straßburg)
Abstract: The amazing difficulties that women encountered in mathematical academia in the 20th century delayed the first Fields Medal given to a woman mathematician until 2014. The talk will start with a reminder of this appalling past. It will move on to present an overview of Maryam Mirzakhani’s life and career. We shall then locate her research in the sprawling mathematical landscape, and try to explain what makes her results both special and inspiring.