Strogatz highlights AI math result: the six-sphere has no complex structure
stevenstrogatz · x · 2026-09-24
Mathematician Steven Strogatz highlights one of the notable AI math results of recent months: a proof (reported by @alpoge) that the six-dimensional sphere admits no "complex structure." He links a 2017 survey paper covering the history of the problem, a classic open question in the topology of high-dimensional spheres.
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