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Which New Zealander won the 1990 Fields Medal ΓÇö often regarded as the Nobel Prize of mathematics ΓÇö for his work in knot theory and von Neumann algebras?
Answer: Vaughan Jones — Sir Vaughan Jones, born in Gisborne, revolutionised knot theory with his discovery of what is now known as the Jones polynomial, a powerful invariant for distinguishing knots.
- A Roy Kerr
- B Vaughan Jones ✓
- C Alexander Aitken
- D Keith Briggs
Sir Vaughan Jones, born in Gisborne, revolutionised knot theory with his discovery of what is now known as the Jones polynomial, a powerful invariant for distinguishing knots.