There's a Russian language documentary on YouTube worth watching.
It's unlikely that he's given up mathematics. Publishing, yes. Mathematics, no. If he'd finished his proof a few years later, I suspect Perelman would have followed Satoshi's lead and published as an anon. He just dumped dumped it on the arxiv, on the random.
In the documentary, Gromov seemed a little miffed at Perelman. As Gromov sees it, other mathematicians spent a lot of energy helping Perelman progress and he kind of "owes" it to the community to interact and mentor.
On the flip side, we should probably ask ourselves why someone like Perelman would rather be a recluse than participate in the community. The politics around his proof were particularly nasty, but I have to wonder if he sees deeper problems.
It's unlikely that he's given up mathematics. Publishing, yes. Mathematics, no. If he'd finished his proof a few years later, I suspect Perelman would have followed Satoshi's lead and published as an anon. He just dumped dumped it on the arxiv, on the random.
In the documentary, Gromov seemed a little miffed at Perelman. As Gromov sees it, other mathematicians spent a lot of energy helping Perelman progress and he kind of "owes" it to the community to interact and mentor.
On the flip side, we should probably ask ourselves why someone like Perelman would rather be a recluse than participate in the community. The politics around his proof were particularly nasty, but I have to wonder if he sees deeper problems.