ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Kuranishi theory

Kuranishi theory is like playing with shapes and colors.

Imagine you have a bunch of different shapes like squares, circles, and triangles, and you want to put them together to make a bigger picture. But sometimes the shapes don't fit exactly right so you have to squish them or stretch them a little bit to make them fit.

In Kuranishi theory, you have a space (which is like a big canvas) and you want to put things on it (like shapes). But sometimes the things you want to put on the space (called "objects") don't fit exactly right, so you have to squish them or stretch them a little bit to make them fit.

This is important because it helps us understand how to study and solve problems in mathematics that involve spaces and objects that don't fit together perfectly. It's like a puzzle that we can solve with Kuranishi theory!