Maryam Mirzakhani (1977–2017): Her Work and Legacy

[摘要] In 2014, Maryam Mirzakhani, a Harvard-educated mathematician and professor at Stanford University in California, was one of four Fields Medal winners announcedby the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM)at its conference in Seoul.The award recognised Mirzakhani’s sophisticatedand highly original contributions to the fields of geometry and dynamical systems, particularly in understandingthe symmetry of curved surfaces such as spheres.