SamudraManthanHow many mathematicians won the Fields Medal on 23 July 2026?
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Answer: (A) Four
Core Trigger: On 23 July 2026 the Fields Medals went to Yu Deng, John Pardon, Jacob Tsimerman and Hong Wang.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 350, point 1
Topic 350 · Awards, Honours, Persons & Appointments
Fields Medal 2026 winners
Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA
- Core Trigger: On 23 July 2026 the Fields Medals went to Yu Deng, John Pardon, Jacob Tsimerman and Hong Wang.
- Milestone: Hong Wang became the third woman winner, after Maryam Mirzakhani (2014) and Maryna Viazovska (2022).
- Posts Held: Wang is at NYU's Courant Institute and IHES; Deng at Chicago; Pardon at Stony Brook; Tsimerman at Toronto.
- Key Result: Wang and Joshua Zahl proved the three-dimensional Kakeya conjecture in February 2025.
- Deng's Work: Yu Deng, with Hani and Ma, derived the Boltzmann equation from hard-sphere dynamics, towards Hilbert's sixth problem.
- Other Work: Pardon proved the MNOP conjecture in 2023; Tsimerman helped complete the Andre-Oort proof in 2021.
- India Link: Manjul Bhargava (2014) was the first person of Indian origin to win; Akshay Venkatesh followed in 2018.
- Venue: The International Congress of Mathematicians met in Philadelphia, United States, from 22 to 29 July 2026.
- Founded: First awarded in 1936 at Oslo to Lars Ahlfors and Jesse Douglas; named after John Charles Fields.
- Landmark: The International Mathematical Union awards it every four years; the prize has been CA$15,000 since 2006.
- Statute: A recipient's 40th birthday must not fall before 1 January of the Congress year; committees choose at least two.
- Key Term: The Kakeya conjecture asks how small a set can be if it contains a unit line segment in every direction.
Hong Wang became the third woman winner after Maryam Mirzakhani and whom?
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Answer: (B) Maryna Viazovska
Milestone: Hong Wang became the third woman winner, after Maryam Mirzakhani (2014) and Maryna Viazovska (2022).From Book 1 RATNA, topic 350, point 2
Hong Wang holds a post at NYU's Courant Institute and which other institute?
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Answer: (D) IHES
Posts Held: Wang is at NYU's Courant Institute and IHES; Deng at Chicago; Pardon at Stony Brook; Tsimerman at Toronto.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 350, point 3
Hong Wang proved the three-dimensional Kakeya conjecture in February 2025 with whom?
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Answer: (C) Joshua Zahl
Key Result: Wang and Joshua Zahl proved the three-dimensional Kakeya conjecture in February 2025.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 350, point 4
Yu Deng's derivation of the Boltzmann equation moves towards which Hilbert problem?
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Answer: (B) The sixth
Deng's Work: Yu Deng, with Hani and Ma, derived the Boltzmann equation from hard-sphere dynamics, towards Hilbert's sixth problem.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 350, point 5
Statements: 1. Pardon proved the MNOP conjecture in 2023. 2. Tsimerman helped complete the Andre-Oort proof in 2011. Which is/are correct?
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Answer: (A) Only 1
Other Work: Pardon proved the MNOP conjecture in 2023; Tsimerman helped complete the Andre-Oort proof in 2021.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 350, point 6
In which city did the 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians meet?
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Answer: (A) Philadelphia
Venue: The International Congress of Mathematicians met in Philadelphia, United States, from 22 to 29 July 2026.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 350, point 8
In which year was the Fields Medal first awarded?
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Answer: (C) 1936
Founded: First awarded in 1936 at Oslo to Lars Ahlfors and Jesse Douglas; named after John Charles Fields.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 350, point 9
How often does the International Mathematical Union award the Fields Medal?
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Answer: (A) Every four years
Landmark: The International Mathematical Union awards it every four years; the prize has been CA$15,000 since 2006.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 350, point 10
Statements: 1. A recipient's 40th birthday must not fall before 1 January of the Congress year. 2. Committees choose at least two. Which is/are correct?
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Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2
Statute: A recipient's 40th birthday must not fall before 1 January of the Congress year; committees choose at least two.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 350, point 11
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