Prodigious Terence Tao
Terence Tao is the most famous prodigy in mathematics of our time. In this dossier, you will learn a lot of information about him, his studies, his work, the results he has obtained, the awards that have been bestowed upon him... His activity belies the idea that mathematics has become so vast that a mathematician can no longer, on his own, encompass its entire breadth. To his mathematical successes is added a formidable willingness to share. His blog, of inexhaustible richness, bears witness to this, where "Terry" dispenses a thousand pieces of advice, from specialized subjects where his answers help advance research, to more general ones, such as how to approach managing a career as a mathematician. His commitment to collaborative projects goes in this direction, through his involvement in "open science" or the energy he puts into the service of Polymath projects. Let us set out to discover this outstanding mathematician...
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From an Erdős conjecture to Tao’s theorem
The prolific Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős (1913–1996), along with many number theorists and combinatorialists who followed him, studied the "discrepancy problem." In 1932, Erdős formulated a deep conjecture. In 2015, Tao proved it.
Some results
Terence Tao has successfully tackled many mathematical conjectures. Here are a few examples.
Research
Singmaster's conjecture, the Polymath projects, the Green–Tao theorem…
Terence Tao: the rise of a prodigy | Tangente
Given his life story and exceptional intellectual abilities, mathematician Terence Tao—born in Australia in 1975 and now a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), in the United States—has been dubbed the "Mozart of mathematics" by many.
Terence Tao: blogging and learning | Tangente
Terence Tao has created a professional blog featuring "updates on his research and expository papers, discussion of open problems, and other maths-related topics." What can his posts on learning mathematics teach us?