New Geometries

Name: New Geometries
Uploaded: 2018-02-21T20:00:07.000Z
Duration: 22 min 18 s
Channel: William Thurston
Description: William Thurston introduces the concept of new geometries, exploring foundational ideas that underpin modern topology and the classification of 3-manifolds.

William Thurston

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New Geometries

William Thurston Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI)

22:18·2018·research·Research Seminar

William Thurston introduces the concept of new geometries, exploring foundational ideas that underpin modern topology and the classification of 3-manifolds.

Mathematics Philosophy Topology & Geometry Differential & Riemannian Geometry Three-Manifolds Geometric Structures

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William Thurston

Professor of Mathematics

William Thurston was a Fields Medalist and a revolutionary mathematician known for his profound contributions to low-dimensional topology, particularly 3-manifolds and geometrization.

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