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Fields Medal Video: Maryna Viazovska (2022)

Maryna Viazovska was awarded the 2022 Fields Medal for her breakthrough proof that the E8 lattice provides the densest sphere packing in eight dimensions, a major milestone in geometry and Fourier analysis.

Maryna Viazovska of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) proved that the *E 8 *lattice provides the densest packing of identical spheres in eight dimensions while also solving certain problems in Fourier analysis.

This video was presented during the opening ceremony of the International Congress of Mathematicians in Helsinki on July 5, 2022, organized by the International Mathematical Union.

Read about Viazovska’s work in detail:

In Times of Scarcity, War and Peace, a Ukrainian Finds the Magic in Math, Quanta Magazine

Sphere-Packing Solved in Higher Dimensions, Quanta Magazine

Out of a Magic Math Function, One Solution to Rule Them All, Quanta Magazine

The 2022 Fields Medal winners are:

Source: Hacker News

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