After Two Black Holes Collide, a Puzzling Flash
A New Hope for a Perplexing Mathematical Proof
Three years ago, a solitary mathematician released an impenetrable proof of the famous abc conjecture. At a recent conference dedicated to the work, optimism mixed with bafflement.
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Posse of Mathematicians Bridges Number Theory and Geometry
A new breakthrough that bridges number theory and geometry is just the latest triumph for a close-knit group of mathematicians.
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A New Design for Cryptography’s Black Box
A two-year-old cryptographic breakthrough has proven difficult to put into practice. But new advances show how near-perfect computer security might be surprisingly close at hand.
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