A new proof extends the work of the late Maryam Mirzakhani, cementing her legacy as a pioneer of alien mathematical realms.

Examine the life and mathematical work of Maryam Mirzakhani ... both the first woman and the first Iranian to be awarded the Fields Medal, the most prestigious award in mathematics, often equated ...

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In the early 2000s, a young graduate student at Harvard University began to chart an exotic mathematical universe — one inhabited by shapes that defy geometric intuition. Her name was Maryam ...