Popular Version by Arne B. Sletsjøe

Here you can find some information about the mathematics of this years Abel Prize Laureates. The first text, entitled "Random Walk in the mathematical landscape" is meant for a general audience. In the second part, we have picked out a few examples of results achieved by the two laureates. The selected topics and the more mathematical treatment is ment to give a glimse into the fields and the ideas of the laureates.