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Ricci Flow
A geometric flow in differential geometry that describes the evolution of a metric; introduced by Richard Hamilton, it was later used in the proof of the Poincaré conjecture.
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Part of the value of solving mathematical conjectures comes from the new tools, methods, and subfields born during the process; for example, the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem spawned many advances in algebraic number theory, and the solution of the Poincaré conjecture advanced the fusion of Ricci flow and geometric analysis.
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