Xinyi Yuan is remembered in mathematics for work the next generation could build on.
The record lists Xinyi Yuan as Chinese mathematician.
Xinyi Yuan was born at Huanggang in 1981. His recorded nationality is People's Republic of China. He studied at University of California, Berkeley and Peking University.
Modern mathematics is collaborative and increasingly computational; proofs can now run to thousands of pages or depend on machine verification.
His academic posts were held at University of California, Berkeley.
Mathematics accumulates without discarding: a proof from two thousand years ago is still a proof.
That the work was done from People's Republic of China matters: mathematical training, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Xinyi Yuan is still working, and the final assessment of the contribution has not been made.
Achievements
- Held posts at University of California, Berkeley
