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Erica Klarreich

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combinatorics

Mystery Math Whiz and Novelist Advance Permutation Problem

By Erica Klarreich
November 5, 2018
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A new proof from the Australian science fiction writer Greg Egan and a 2011 proof anonymously posted online are now being hailed as significant advances on a puzzle mathematicians have been studying for at least 25 years.

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quantum computing

Graduate Student Solves Quantum Verification Problem

By Erica Klarreich
October 8, 2018
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Urmila Mahadev spent eight years in graduate school solving one of the most basic questions in quantum computation: How do you know whether a quantum computer has done anything quantum at all?

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number theory

Titans of Mathematics Clash Over Epic Proof of ABC Conjecture

By Erica Klarreich
September 20, 2018
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Two mathematicians have found what they say is a hole at the heart of a proof that has convulsed the mathematics community for nearly six years.

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2018 Fields Medal and Nevanlinna Prize

A Number Theorist Who Bridges Math and Time

By Erica Klarreich
August 1, 2018
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Akshay Venkatesh, a former prodigy who struggled with the genius stereotype, has won a Fields Medal for his “profound contributions to an exceptionally broad range of subjects in mathematics.”

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2018 Fields Medal and Nevanlinna Prize

A Poet of Computation Who Uncovers Distant Truths

By Erica Klarreich
August 1, 2018
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The theoretical computer scientist Constantinos Daskalakis has won the Rolf Nevanlinna Prize for explicating core questions in game theory and machine learning.

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2018 Fields Medal and Nevanlinna Prize

A Master of Numbers and Shapes Who Is Rewriting Arithmetic

By Erica Klarreich
August 1, 2018
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The 30-year-old math sensation Peter Scholze is now one of the youngest Fields medalists for “the revolution that he launched in arithmetic geometry.”

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computational complexity

First Big Steps Toward Proving the Unique Games Conjecture

By Erica Klarreich
April 24, 2018
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The latest in a new series of proofs brings theoretical computer scientists within striking distance of one of the great conjectures of their discipline.

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Abstractions blog

The Infinite Primes and Museum Guard Proofs, Explained

By Erica Klarreich
March 26, 2018
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A simple, step-by-step breakdown of two “perfect” math proofs.

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Q&A

In Search of God’s Perfect Proofs

By Erica Klarreich
March 19, 2018
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The mathematicians Günter Ziegler and Martin Aigner have spent the past 20 years collecting some of the most beautiful proofs in mathematics.


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