Alessio Figalli studies optimal transport, a field of math that ranges from the movements of clouds to the workings of Read More
Participants at this year’s Joint Mathematics Meetings explored everything from the role of A.I. to the hyperbolic design Read More
He came up with an innovative equation called the Ricci flow that helped mathematicians explore fundamental questions that were once Read More
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