6 ms·

The question of course is: would she win that medal if Ukraine wasn't currently at war, and everyone wasn't looking for ways to score some PR points by expressi

by 988747 4y ago

The question of course is: would she win that medal if Ukraine wasn't currently at war, and everyone wasn't looking for ways to score some PR points by expressing their support?

deleted 4y ago
[deleted]
strikelaserclaw 4y ago
yes, she was being touted as a potential fields medal winner for like more than 3 years now.
ykonstant 4y ago
Yes, Maryna was expected to win the Fields medal ever since her groundbreaking work on the optimality of E8 and Leech lattices for sphere packing. That was long before the current war.
- kbelder 4y ago
  Now, the reporting of her win is probably going to get a substantial boost because of the war.
elliekelly 4y ago
The article says the committee made their decision before the invasion.
- deleted 4y ago
  [deleted]
mike00632 4y ago
Unequivocally yes. I knew it was her before even reading the article. This is a good Numberphile video about the subject: https://youtu.be/T46FTuHnbvY https://youtu.be/T46FTuHnbvY
t6jvcereio 4y ago