algebraic geometry
noun
: a branch of mathematics concerned with describing the properties of geometric structures by algebraic expressions and especially those properties that are invariant under changes of coordinate systems
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: the study of sets of points in space of n dimensions that satisfy systems of polynomial equations in which each equation contains n variables
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In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Alexander Grothendieck made foundational contributions to the field of algebraic geometry in pursuit of Weil’s conjectures.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2024
Introduction You were drawn to math because of Grothendieck’s revolution in algebraic geometry.
—Quanta Magazine, 13 Mar. 2024
The Mandelbrot set is deeply related not just to dynamics, but also to number theory, topology, algebraic geometry, group theory and even physics.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
Zhang’s result drew on a version of the Riemann hypothesis that lives in the world of algebraic geometry.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 26 Oct. 2023
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Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2024
Introduction You were drawn to math because of Grothendieck’s revolution in algebraic geometry.
—Quanta Magazine, 13 Mar. 2024
The Mandelbrot set is deeply related not just to dynamics, but also to number theory, topology, algebraic geometry, group theory and even physics.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
Zhang’s result drew on a version of the Riemann hypothesis that lives in the world of algebraic geometry.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 26 Oct. 2023
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“Algebraic geometry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/algebraic%20geometry. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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