A Master of Umbral Moonshine Toys With String Theory
The Oracle of Arithmetic Works Best Without Writing Down a Thing
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 Magical Answer to an 80-Year-Old Puzzle
Using crowd-sourced and traditional mathematics research, Terence Tao has devised a solution to a long-standing problem posed by the legendary Paul Erdős.
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