SYZ conjecture

proper noun

An attempt to understand the mirror symmetry conjecture, an issue in theoretical physics and mathematics.

Meanings

proper nounthe SYZ conjecture
  1. mathematicsAn attempt to understand the mirror symmetry conjecture, an issue in theoretical physics and mathematics.

Origin

From the initials of Strominger, Yau, and Zaslow, who proposed it.

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