Shinichi Mochizuki

Professor

Institution
Kyoto University

Country
Japan

Field
Mathematics

In 2012, Mochizuki published a 500-page-long proof of the ABC conjecture. Two years later, he released a new report explaining his theory further, but fellow mathematicians remain baffled.

(Photo: Kyoto University)


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