Shing-tung Yau

Inner space: String theory & the universes' hidden dimensions - Yau Shing-Tung

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Duration: 56:45
Updated: 26 Nov 2010

Professor Yau Shing-Tung gives this lecture entitled 'The shape of inner space: String theory & the geometry of the universes' hidden dimensions' at The Australian National University on 24 November 2010. String theory says we live in a ten-dimensional universe, but that only four are accessible to our everyday senses. According to theorists, the missing six are curled up in bizarre structures known as Calabi-Yau manifolds. The discoverer of these manifolds, Professor Yau Shing-Tung, will describe in general terms how geometry enables the understanding of space time and trace its historical development from the ancient Greeks through Einstein to modern string theory, analysing on the way the contributions of many great geometers and physicists. Professor Yau has been a Professor of Mathematics at Harvard University since 1987 and is the current department chair. Born in Shantou, China, he was educated in Hong Kong and from there moved to the US, where he obtained his PhD at the University of California, Berkeley in 1971, under the great geometer of the 20th century, Shing -Shen Chern. Professor Yau is one of the most famous and influential figures in modern mathematics and has won many major international prizes, including the prestigious Fields Medal of the International Mathematical Union in 1982, the US National Medal of Science in 1997 and earlier this year he was awarded the Wolf Prize. This lecture is based upon the recent book The shape of inner space: String theory and the geometry of the universes' hidden dimensions by Professor Yau and Steve Nadis.

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Shing-Tung Yau & Steve Nadis - String Theory and the Universes's Hidden Dimensions

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Duration: 47:08
Updated: 06 Sep 2012

Shing-Tung Yau, Harvard mathematics professor and science journalist Steve Nadis discuss their book about string theory, "The Shape of Inner Space: String Theory and the Geometry of the Universes Hidden Dimensions," presented by Harvard Book Store. More lectures at http://forum-network.org

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Open problems and discussions (II) by Prof. Yau Shing Tung(1/6)

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Duration: 15:00
Updated: 24 Aug 2011

Open problems and discussions (II): Informal discussions 丘成桐教授 ( Harvard University, USA & 臺灣大學數學系 ) 2011 - 08 - 02 15:00 - 16:00 (Tue.) 天文數學館 101

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Prof. Shing-Tung Yau Speech in C-100 17th Conf. 2008 (1/2)

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Duration: 10:01
Updated: 23 Apr 2008

(Panelist) Shing-Tung Yau is the William Caspar Graustein Professor of Mathematics at Harvard University and a Committee of 100 member. He was an Adjunct Professor of Mathematics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (1994-2003), Chancellor Associate Chair and Professor at the University of California at San Diego (1984 -1987), Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University (1979-1984), and Professor at Stanford University (1974-1979). Yau received the Fields Medal in 1982, the Crafoord Prize in 1994, and the National Medal of Science in 1997. Yau is renowned as an energetic educator and has devoted much of his time to the development of mathematics in China. He is the founder of the Morningside Center of Mathematics in Beijing and the Center of Mathematical Science in Zhejiang University. 哈佛大学华裔数学教授丘成桐

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17th Annual Conference: Global Universities in China? (5/8)

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Duration: 8:23
Updated: 05 Jun 2008

Moderator Dr. Henry Yang*, Chancellor, University of California at Santa Barbara Panelist: Dr. Shing-Tung Yau*, Professor of Mathematics, Harvard University

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The Poincaré Conjecture

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Duration: 4:27
Updated: 25 Nov 2009

This video gives a brief overview of the Poincaré Conjecture, background, mathematics, controversy and a few figures surrounding the solution. Henri Poincare, Topology, 3-Sphere, Grigori Perelman,Shing-Tung Yau, Richard Hamilton, William Thurston, Ricci Flow, Thurston Geometrization Conjecture, Clay Mathematics Institute, Millennium Prize, Fields Medal.

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2011-01-22 Professor Shing-Tung Yau's personal sharing at Toronto

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Duration: 29:00
Updated: 05 Mar 2011

Professor Yau is a very nice and humble scholar and mathematician. Graduated in Hong Kong at Pui Ching Middle School and Chung Chi College of the CUHK, he treasured his childhood and school-day experience very much. This video was taken on 22-Jan-2011 in Toronto during an informal dinner gathering with his alumni of Chung Chi and Pui Ching. From here, you can easily experience his crystal-clear vision and mission in action of pursuing TRUTH. Apart from his usual research and teaching tasks at Harvard University, Professor Yau had also dedicated his time and strived for the establishment of several research centres in Taiwan, Hong Kong and China to emphasize the mathematics education and research for the younger generation. Professor Yau hopes to give everyone a sense of how mathematicians think and approach the world and convey the realization that mathematics does not have to be a wholly abstract discipline, disconnected from everyday phenomena, but is instead crucial to our understanding of the physical world. Professor Yau's work has impacted both mathematics and physics. Calabi-Yau manifolds are among the 'standard toolkit' for string theorists today. He has made fundamental contributions at the interface between geometry and theoretical physics. His proof of the positive energy theorem in general relativity demonstrated sixty years after its discovery that Einstein's theory is consistent and stable. His proof of the Calabi conjecture allowed physicists using Calabi-Yau compactification to show that string theory is a viable candidate for a unified theory of nature.

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The Value of Mathematics in Today's Society (by Professor Yau Shing Tung) - Part 1 of 6

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Duration: 9:22
Updated: 26 Mar 2010

The Value of Mathematics in Today's Society (by Professor Yau Shing Tung) 數學在今日社會的應用(丘成桐教授主講)

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Open problems and discussions (III) by Prof. Yau Shing Tung(1/5)

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Duration: 15:00
Updated: 26 Aug 2011

Open problems and discussions (III) 丘成桐教授 ( Harvard University, USA & 臺灣大學數學系 ) 2011 - 08 - 08 14:00 - 15:00 (Mon.) 天文數學館 101

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Hip Hop Instrumental Rap Beat in Honor of Geometer Shing-Tung Yau, Who Wrote Calabi-Yau Proof

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Duration: 5:38
Updated: 03 Oct 2011

String theory is currently our best shot at a theory describing all space, contents and phenomena known to us in this universe. And wouldn't be happening without Dr. Yau, who stumbled upon a geometry problem no one thought could be solved, and other than professional pride, he had no reason to try. But he did succeed, and once again--this time in world-changing fashion--he stumbled upon a need, this time in string theory, for a six-dimentional space that had to meet very strict requirements. I just so happened that his pet project fit the bill, and now there is no string theory without Calabi-Yau. So this hip hop instrumental rap beat is for Dr. Yau, winner of the Fields Medal, the Nobel Prize of mathematics. Yau and mathematical physicist Edward Witten, the world's top string theory physicist and also a Fields winner, are probably the two smartest men in the world Above is a precarious 2D version of a 6D space. If want to play with it in realtime in 3D, here's the link: http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/CalabiYauSpace/ Visit my page! http://www.youtube.com/user/theargosy23

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Prof. Shing-Tung Yau Speech in C-100 17th Conf. 2008 (2/2)

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Duration: 1:48
Updated: 23 Apr 2008

Panelist) Shing-Tung Yau is the William Caspar Graustein Professor of Mathematics at Harvard University and a Committee of 100 member. He was an Adjunct Professor of Mathematics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (1994-2003), Chancellor Associate Chair and Professor at the University of California at San Diego (1984 -1987), Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University (1979-1984), and Professor at Stanford University (1974-1979). Yau received the Fields Medal in 1982, the Crafoord Prize in 1994, and the National Medal of Science in 1997. Yau is renowned as an energetic educator and has devoted much of his time to the development of mathematics in China. He is the founder of the Morningside Center of Mathematics in Beijing and the Center of Mathematical Science in Zhejiang University. 哈佛大学华裔数学教授丘成桐

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17th Annual Conference: Global Universities in China? (4/8)

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Duration: 9:19
Updated: 05 Jun 2008

Moderator Dr. Henry Yang*, Chancellor, University of California at Santa Barbara Panelist: Dr. Shing-Tung Yau*, Professor of Mathematics, Harvard University

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Visualizing the Path from Fermat's Last Theorem to Calabi-Yau Spaces by Andrew Hanson, PhD

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Duration: 64:53
Updated: 21 Dec 2011

Andrew Hanson, Professor of Computer Science at Indiana University: Abstract: Three decades ago, Alan Barr at CalTech introduced the computer graphics community to an influential modeling technique that created smooth deformations by varying the power of the sphere's quadratic algebraic equation. These so-called "superquadrics" eventually found their way into the machine vision community, and were used extensively for modeling and recognition of generic shapes. In 1990, we presented a paper, at the IEEE's very first Visualization Conference, in which we fancifully toyed with the idea that Fermat's Last Theorem might have some connection to complexified superquadrics. To support this idea, we developed extensive interactive 4D computer graphics methods to display these bizarre shapes. Our hopes were dashed when Fermat's theorem was actually proven by Andrew Wiles in 1995. However, the graphical images motivated by complexified superquadrics rose from the ashes of Fermat's theorem when they turned out to correspond exactly to the Calabi-Yau spaces embodying the "hidden dimensions" of string theory. These images were included in Brian Greene's 1999 best-seller "The Elegant Universe" and since then have appeared in literally hundreds of other venues, including Scientific American, a 2003 NOVA television special on string theory, the cover image of Shing-Tung Yau's 2010 book "The Shape of Inner Space," and even a recent London billboard advertisement. In this talk, we will guide the audience through this improbable series of events with a wide variety of images and animations.

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17th Annual Conference: Global Universities in China? (6/8)

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Duration: 10:52
Updated: 05 Jun 2008

Moderator: Dr. Henry Yang*, Chancellor, University of California at Santa Barbara Panelists: Dr. Choon Fong Shih, President, National University of Singapore; Founding President, King Abdullah University of S&T;, Saudi Arabia Dr. Shing-Tung Yau*, Professor of Mathematics, Harvard University Dr. Kai-Fu Lee*, President, Google China Dr. David C. Chang*, Chancellor, Polytechnic University

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Open problems and discussions (III) by Prof. Yau Shing Tung(5/5)

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Duration: 12:49
Updated: 26 Aug 2011

Open problems and discussions (III) 丘成桐教授 ( Harvard University, USA & 臺灣大學數學系 ) 2011 - 08 - 08 14:00 - 15:00 (Mon.) 天文數學館 101

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Open problems and discussions (II) by Prof. Yau Shing Tung(3/6)

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Duration: 15:00
Updated: 24 Aug 2011

Open problems and discussions (II): Informal discussions 丘成桐教授 ( Harvard University, USA & 臺灣大學數學系 ) 2011 - 08 - 02 15:00 - 16:00 (Tue.) 天文數學館 101

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2011-08-05The Shape of Inner Space by Prof. Yau Shing Tung(1/5)

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Duration: 15:00
Updated: 24 Aug 2011

The Shape of Inner Space 丘成桐教授 ( Harvard University, USA & 臺灣大學數學系 ) 2011 - 08 - 05 10:00 - 11:30 (Fri.) 天文數學館國際會議廳 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 丘院士於2010年發表他的新書-The Shape of Inner Space，這本書主要在闡述卡拉比-丘空間和弦理論上的問題，內容結合了數學和物理兩個領域的應用並說明如何讓他們互相合作並彼此互惠，以及丘院士多年來致力在幾何性質方面的研究成果。本演講用通俗言語來闡述本書的精彩內容，歡迎各位踴躍蒞臨參加。

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Open problems and discussions (III) by Prof. Yau Shing Tung(2/5)

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Duration: 15:01
Updated: 26 Aug 2011

Open problems and discussions (III) 丘成桐教授 ( Harvard University, USA & 臺灣大學數學系 ) 2011 - 08 - 08 14:00 - 15:00 (Mon.) 天文數學館 101

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Open problems and discussions (II) by Prof. Yau Shing Tung(6/6)

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Duration: 5:35
Updated: 24 Aug 2011

Open problems and discussions (II): Informal discussions 丘成桐教授 ( Harvard University, USA & 臺灣大學數學系 ) 2011 - 08 - 02 15:00 - 16:00 (Tue.) 天文數學館 101

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The Value of Mathematics in Today's Society (by Professor Yau Shing Tung) - Part 2 of 6

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Duration: 8:31
Updated: 26 Mar 2010

The Value of Mathematics in Today's Society (by Professor Yau Shing Tung) 數學在今日社會的應用(丘成桐教授主講)

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Open problems and discussions (II) by Prof. Yau Shing Tung(2/6)

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Duration: 15:00
Updated: 24 Aug 2011

Open problems and discussions (II): Informal discussions 丘成桐教授 ( Harvard University, USA & 臺灣大學數學系 ) 2011 - 08 - 02 15:00 - 16:00 (Tue.) 天文數學館 101

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The Value of Mathematics in Today's Society (by Professor Yau Shing Tung) - Part 4 of 6

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Duration: 6:28
Updated: 26 Mar 2010

The Value of Mathematics in Today's Society (by Professor Yau Shing Tung) 數學在今日社會的應用(丘成桐教授主講)

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The Value of Mathematics in Today's Society (by Professor Yau Shing Tung) - Part 6 of 6

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Duration: 7:16
Updated: 26 Mar 2010

The Value of Mathematics in Today's Society (by Professor Yau Shing Tung) 數學在今日社會的應用(丘成桐教授主講)

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Shing-Tung Yau
Shing-Tung Yau at Harvard Law School dining hall
Born	(1949-04-04) April 4, 1949 (age 63) Shantou, Guangdong Province, China
Residence	U.S.
Nationality	American
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	Harvard University, Chinese University of Hong Kong University of Macau, Zhejiang University
Alma mater	Chinese University of Hong Kong (B.A. 1969) University of California, Berkeley (Ph. D 1971)
Doctoral advisor	Shiing-Shen Chern
Doctoral students	Richard Schoen (Stanford, 1977) Jun Li (Stanford, 1989) Huai-Dong Cao (Princeton, 1986) Gang Tian (Harvard, 1988) Lizhen Ji (Northeastern, 1991) Kefeng Liu (Harvard, 1993)
Notable awards	Veblen Prize (1981) Fields Medal (1982) Crafoord Prize (1994) National Medal of Science (1997) Wolf Prize (2010)

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Name	Yau, Shing-Tung
Alternative names
Short description	Mathematician
Date of birth	1949-4-4
Place of birth	Shantou, Guangdong Province, China
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