The New York Times recently reported that reclusive Russian geometer Grigory Perelman has apparently proved the century-old Poincaré conjecture. The Times calls Poincaré “a landmark not just of ...

Since it was proposed by polymath H. Poincare' in 1904, who sought to mathematically define the topology of a sphere, mathematicians had sought to prove the theorem. For more than a century, the best ...

Reclusive mathematician Grigory Perelman proved the Poincaré conjecture. But he refused a $1 million prize for solving this famous puzzle – in part because he believed he wasn’t the only one ...

This is the second part of the paper for the mathematical study of nonconforming rotated Q₁ element (NRQ₁ hereafter) on arbitrary quadrilateral meshes. Some Poincarè Inequalities are proved without ...

France's first museum dedicated to the world of mathematics, Maison Poincaré, is the newest addition to Paris's Latin Quarter. The research-based venue, which opened its doors this week, is to be ...

This ten part history of mathematics from Newton to the present day, reveals the personalities behind the calculations: the passions and rivalries of mathematicians struggling to get their ideas heard ...