The mathematical concepts behind the “fundamental lemma,” as postulated by Robert P. Langlands and proven by Ngo Bao Chau, are exceedingly difficult to explain. So much so that when asked, many top ...
Ngô Bao Châu, who will join the mathematics faculty at the University of Chicago on Sept. 1, has received the Fields Medal, the International Congress of Mathematicians announced today in Hyderabad, ...