Oslo, March 19, 2026 (AFP) - German mathematician wins prestigious Abel Prize

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The renowned Abel Prize for mathematics was on Thursday awarded to Gerd Faltings, a German specialist in arithmetic geometry, a branch of mathematics that studies geometric shapes defined by equations. "Gerd Faltings is a towering figure in arithmetic geometry," the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters said in a statement. "His ideas and results have reshaped the field, settling major long-standing conjectures, while also establishing new fra......

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