Connecting Topology and Abstract Algebra with George Lusztig (2014 Shaw Prize)
MIT Professor George Lusztig (2014 Shaw Prize) discusses his career in mathematics with University of Oxford Mathematician Dr Tom Crawford. Recorded at the 2023 Hong Kong Laureate Forum.
*CORRECTION: the image at 8:55 is Serge Lang, when George is in fact talking about Jean-Pierre Serre.
George begins with his early career in Romania, before a chance meeting with Isadore Singer - and the invitation to Oxford that followed - changed his life. Whilst there, George worked with Singer and Michael Atiyah, following the latter to Princeton as his graduate student.
Full list of publications by George Lusztig: math.mit.edu/~gyuri/pub.html
Atiyah-Singer Index Theorem: Atiyah, Michael F.; Singer, Isadore M. (1963), "The Index of Elliptic Operators on Compact Manifolds", Bull. Amer. Math. Soc., 69 (3): 422-433, doi:10.1090/S0002-9904-1963-10957-X
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I loved this interview... Well done, indeed!
He deserves a prize for the head stand!!
Tom, welcome to Hong Kong
can you do the VCE Specialist Maths exam
I invented new formula for taking all the prime numbers. But I am not a mathematician. I am struggling for the past 20 years. Please give the advice.
Hello @babupriya8814. I love that you stick to your researches with this formula. Maths has this amazing ability to stick not solely in the mind of post-PHD maths students or teachers. It's wonderful that you are enthusiastic about discovering something intriguing and new in maths. I love that! What is your precise and specific question, please? What do you wish and how can we help, please?
@@zahras1492 Thank you for your valuable and encouraging reply.I am from Tamilnadu in India .My communication is not good one so this is my first problem. I couldn't write it in English to the journal. Many here and my government is also refuse me.But I have invented many formulas, all of them would change the fundamental of many concept.I know prime number is not random it has some beautiful order, and where is it?. I have also invented many cryptography algorithms.what can I do? I want to let the would know that before I die. I have losing my efforts for the past 20 years. Please ...
@@babupriya8814Could you write your studies and formulas in Indian ? It would then give you time to develop your english through internet to translate it, or to leave something that might be translated later on by somebody who speaks Indian
Also I am trying to take all prim numbers in one formula but I can't prove it
I have done some equation, but have not any professor to guide me 😢 can you help me
Yooooooo it's Lusztig! Haven't watched this video yet but it's already my favorite haha
You know you have reached the top of the elite when you have a shaw prize. Fun fact, you also get $1.2 million. I think it should be at least $12million. Far more useful for humanities advancement, that say similar prize money for winning a tennis grand slam.
Grand slam makes more money than any award program. Awards program generally tends to be charity work rather than a mere competition or business. The value of research shouldn't be the prize money the researcher gets. Rather, it should be based on the impact of the research work in the field.