Mathematician Wins $3M Prize for 'Magic Wand Theorem'

Re:Mathematician Wins $3M Prize for 'Magic Wand Theorem' by mokus on Friday September 06, 2019 @07:33PM (#20900810)

Maybe I’m overly annoyable right now but I was unable to find, in the first 20 or so paragraphs of fluff, a statement of what the theorem actually is, and barely a hint of even what field it’s in. Is there a better write up anywhere that actually talks about the math rather than trying to spin it into a soap opera?

Edit: found an explanatory paper on the theorem that appears more technical but still accessible with the right background: https://arxiv.org/abs/1502.05654

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Re:Mathematician Wins $3M Prize for 'Magic Wand Theorem' by yummypaint on Friday September 06, 2019 @08:08PM (#20900936)

Numberphile to the rescue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhj5er1k6GQ&app=desktop

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Re:Mathematician Wins $3M Prize for 'Magic Wand Theorem' by Fnoord on Saturday September 07, 2019 @06:42AM (#20902989)

Rooms are 3D. Why is the problem drawn out in 2D and not 3D? What difference would it make?

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Re:Mathematician Wins $3M Prize for 'Magic Wand Theorem' by Fnoord on Saturday September 07, 2019 @10:41AM (#20904023)

I would appreciate it if the downvoters would answer my question. Thank you.

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Re:Mathematician Wins $3M Prize for 'Magic Wand Theorem' by samasblack on Friday September 06, 2019 @09:43PM (#20901271)

Another great explanatory paper written for a broad audience is http://www-personal.umich.edu/~alexmw/BilliardsToModuli.pdf

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Re:Mathematician Wins $3M Prize for 'Magic Wand Theorem' by paulpauper on Friday September 06, 2019 @08:06PM (#20900932)

really fascinating stuff. thanks for sharing / the article does not do justice at all to the concept., read the pdf and google it instead.

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