Public Lecture: Hilbert’s 6th Problem and the Kakeya Conjecture

Public Lecture: Hilbert’s 6th Problem and the Kakeya Conjecture

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Venue/Location: Vietnam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics (VIASM), 161 Huynh Thuc Khang Street, Hanoi

Objective: This lecture will highlight some of the groundbreaking work of Yu Deng and Hong Wang, two of the four recipients of the Fields Medal at the ICM 2026 in Philadelphia. In particular, it will provide an overview of the recent resolution of Hilbert's Sixth Problem for hard-sphere systems and the Kakeya Conjecture for needle sets. The talk is intended for a general audience and will emphasize the main ideas and significance of these remarkable achievements.

Expected participants: Researchers, Scientists, Students and members of the general public interested in mathematics.

Format: Hybrid

Language: English

Speakers

  • Phan Thành Nam, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany;
  • Nguyễn Trọng Toán, Penn State University, USA.

Registration: https://forms.gle/SdZcHWaMJzKHQXAR6

Registration deadline: 31/07/2026

Contact: Mr. Tran Thuan Hoan (VIASM), tthoan@viasm.edu.vn