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Geometrization conjecture — Thurston s geometrization conjecture states that compact 3 manifolds can be decomposed canonically into submanifolds that have geometric structures. The geometrization conjecture is an analogue for 3 manifolds of the uniformization theorem for… … Wikipedia
geometrization — noun see geometrize … New Collegiate Dictionary
geometrization — ge·om·e·tri·za·tion … English syllables
geometrization — (ˌ)jēˌämə.trə̇ˈzāshən, ˌtrīˈz noun ( s) : the act or process of geometrizing * * * geometrīzāˈtion or geometrīsāˈtion noun • • • Main Entry: ↑geometry … Useful english dictionary
Thurston's geometrization conjecture — noun A generalization of certain properties of multidimensional spaces … Wiktionary
geometrize — geometrization, n. /jee om i truyz /, v., geometrized, geometrizing. v.i. 1. to work by geometric methods. v.t. 2. to put into geometric form. Also, esp. Brit., geometrise. [1650 60; GEOMETR(Y) + IZE] * * * … Universalium
Grigori Perelman — Infobox Scientist image width = 150px name = Grigori Yakovlevich Perelman caption = birth date = birth date and age|1966|6|13 birth place = Leningrad, USSR death date = death place = field = Mathematician known for = Riemannian geometry and… … Wikipedia
Ricci flow — In differential geometry, the Ricci flow is an intrinsic geometric flow a process which deforms the metric of a Riemannian manifold in this case in a manner formally analogous to the diffusion of heat, thereby smoothing out irregularities in the… … Wikipedia
Poincaré conjecture — In mathematics, the Poincaré conjecture (French, pronounced|pwɛ̃kaʀe) [cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia=The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language | title=Poincaré, Jules Henri | url=http://www.bartleby.com/61/3/P0400300.html |… … Wikipedia
Manifold Destiny — For the car engine cookbook, see Manifold Destiny (cookbook). Manifold Destiny is an article in The New Yorker written by Sylvia Nasar and David Gruber and published in the August 28, 2006 issue of the magazine.[1] It gives a detailed account… … Wikipedia
