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Emphasized question. Deleted sentences about matrices. Added algebraic geometry tag even though some of Grothendieck's work was outside. Made trivial changes.
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Robotics, Cryptography, and Genetics applications of Grothendieck's work?

I was reading about the passing onof Alexander Grothendieck, and something caught my interest:

Mr. Grothendieck was able to answer concrete questions about these relationships by finding universal mathematical principles that could shed unexpected light on them. Applications of his work are evident in fields as diverse as genetics, cryptography and robotics.  NYtimesNew York Times

After extensive googling, I haven't been able to come withfind examples. I know robotics uses matrices for kinematics, and that genetics uses matrices for higher dimensional data analysis. But I am not sure if this is related to Grothendieck's work. How has his work been applied to these fields?Has Grothendieck's mathematical work been applied to robotics, cryptography, or genetics, and if so, how?

Robotics and Genetics applications of Grothendieck's work?

I was reading about the passing on Alexander Grothendieck, and something caught my interest:

Mr. Grothendieck was able to answer concrete questions about these relationships by finding universal mathematical principles that could shed unexpected light on them. Applications of his work are evident in fields as diverse as genetics, cryptography and robotics.NYtimes

After extensive googling, I haven't been able to come with examples. I know robotics uses matrices for kinematics, and that genetics uses matrices for higher dimensional data analysis. But I am not sure if this is related to Grothendieck's work. How has his work been applied to these fields?

Robotics, Cryptography, and Genetics applications of Grothendieck's work?

I was reading about the passing of Alexander Grothendieck, and something caught my interest:

Mr. Grothendieck was able to answer concrete questions about these relationships by finding universal mathematical principles that could shed unexpected light on them. Applications of his work are evident in fields as diverse as genetics, cryptography and robotics.  New York Times

After extensive googling, I haven't been able to find examples. Has Grothendieck's mathematical work been applied to robotics, cryptography, or genetics, and if so, how?

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Robotics and Genetics applications of Grothendieck's work?

I was reading about the passing on Alexander Grothendieck, and something caught my interest:

Mr. Grothendieck was able to answer concrete questions about these relationships by finding universal mathematical principles that could shed unexpected light on them. Applications of his work are evident in fields as diverse as genetics, cryptography and robotics.NYtimes

After extensive googling, I haven't been able to come with examples. I know robotics uses matrices for kinematics, and that genetics uses matrices for higher dimensional data analysis. But I am not sure if this is related to Grothendieck's work. How has his work been applied to these fields?