俄天才数学家拒领百万大奖

       The Poincaré Conjecture was first posed by the French mathematician, Jules Henri Poincaré, in 1904, and seeks to understand the shape of the universe by linking shapes, spaces and surfaces.

　　庞加莱猜想最先由法国数学家亨利?庞加莱于1904年提出，是一个关于三维空间形状的问题。

　　Friends say that evidence of Dr Perelman's innate modesty came when - having finally solved the problem after more than 10 years' work - he simply posted his conclusion on the internet, rather than publishing his explanation in a recognised journal. "If anybody is interested in my way of solving the problem, it's all there - let them go and read about it," said Dr Perelman. "I have published all my calculations. This is what I can offer the public."

　　朋友们说，佩雷尔曼特有的谦虚表现在，经过十年的工作最终破解庞加莱猜想后，他只是将研究成果放在网上，而不是发表在一些权威杂志上。“如果有人对我的研究方法感兴趣，它们都在那里了 --- 让他们去读吧。”佩雷尔曼说，“我已经公开了我所有的计算步骤，这是我能向公众提供的全部。”