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Richard Borcherds, an Uncommon card
Richard Ewen Borcherds is a British mathematician currently working in quantum field theory.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 56
- DEF
- 43
- Power
- 99
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 24,000
Power 99 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Richard Borcherds quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Richard Borcherds card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is well known for his proof of ______ moonshine using ideas from string theory.
Answer
monstrous. He is well known for his proof of monstrous moonshine using ideas from string theory. From the Richard Borcherds article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He is known for his work in lattices, group theory, and infinite-dimensional algebras, for which he was awarded the Fields Medal in ____.
Answer
1990s. He is known for his work in lattices, group theory, and infinite-dimensional algebras, for which he was awarded the Fields Medal in 1998. From the Richard Borcherds article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He is known for his work in lattices, group theory, and infinite-dimensional algebras, for which he was awarded the Fields Medal in 1998.
- He is well known for his proof of monstrous moonshine using ideas from string theory.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Richard Borcherds article was read about 24,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 56 and blocks with 43: each hit it takes is cut by 17 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Richard Borcherds (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : George Bergman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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