What mathematical equation did Yau contribute to?
Einstein's Field Equations
Monge–Ampère equation
Schrödinger equation
Navier–Stokes equations
Answer
The Monge–Ampère equation is a partial differential equation that relates the curvature of a surface to the first derivatives of its position function. Yau made significant contributions to the study of this equation, including proving a fundamental theorem that relates the existence of solutions to the equation to the existence of certain special functions.
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