
Math in 3-D: Q&A with Abel Prize Winner Dennis Sullivan
His groundbreaking work combined the mathematical field of topology with string theory
His groundbreaking work combined the mathematical field of topology with string theory
Dennis Sullivan’s work has advanced the study of shapes, and he developed tools that have helped to solve many mathematical problems
More than 50 years after the seeds of a vast collection of mathematical ideas called the Langlands program began to sprout, surprising new findings are emerging
Everyone knows that history's great mathematicians were all men—but everybody is wrong
For years, concerned researchers have been calling for a boycott of the 2022 International Congress of Mathematicians
Critics accuse the organization of opposing efforts to stamp out inequity
A set of puzzles called Diophantine problems are often simple to state but hard to solve—though progress could have big implications for the future of mathematics
A new model could help model disease transmission and urban planning
Mathematicians have expanded category theory into infinite dimensions, revealing new connections among mathematical concepts
The size of certain infinite sets has been a mystery. Now, it turns out, each one is different than the next, and they can all be ordered by size
Mathematicians want to think their field is a meritocracy, but bias, harassment and exclusion persist
A photography project reveals the allure of equations in mathematicians’ blackboard work
The story of a macroscopic quantum system and a mathematical odyssey
Although mathematicians know they can never fully “solve” this centuries-old quandary, tackling smaller pieces of it has yielded some intriguing discoveries
Stemming from the “F-theory” branch of string theory, each solution replicates key features of the standard model of particle physics
So what are they, anyway?
After a years-long intellectual journey, three mathematicians have discovered that a problem of central importance in physics is impossible to solve—and that means other big questions may be undecidable, too...
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