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Jordana Cepelewicz

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An illustration of a large, 3D equation that almost looks like a sculpture (that is being inspected by different people, and is surrounded by different numbers and measuring equipment such as rulers and protractors. The equation is x2 − dy2 = –1).
number theory

Mathematicians Crack a Simple but Stubborn Class of Equations

By Jordana Cepelewicz
August 10, 2022
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Ever since Archimedes, mathematicians have been fascinated by equations that involve a difference between squares. Now two mathematicians have proven how often these equations have solutions, concluding a decades-old quest.

Hugo Duminil-Copin wearing glasses
2022 Fields and Abacus Medals

For His Sporting Approach to Math, a Fields Medal

By Jordana Cepelewicz
July 5, 2022
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With Hugo Duminil-Copin, thinking rarely happens without moving. His insights into the flow-related properties of complex networks have earned him the Fields Medal.

June Huh with a polyhedron.
2022 Fields and Abacus Medals

He Dropped Out to Become a Poet. Now He’s Won a Fields Medal.

By Jordana Cepelewicz
July 5, 2022
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June Huh wasn’t interested in mathematics until a chance encounter during his sixth year of college. Now his profound insights connecting combinatorics and geometry have led to math’s highest honor.

number theory

Graduate Student’s Side Project Proves Prime Number Conjecture

By Jordana Cepelewicz
June 6, 2022
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Jared Duker Lichtman, 26, has proved a longstanding conjecture relating prime numbers to a broad class of “primitive” sets. To his adviser, it came as a “complete shock.”

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graph theory

Elegant Six-Page Proof Reveals the Emergence of Random Structure

By Jordana Cepelewicz
April 25, 2022
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Two young mathematicians have astonished their colleagues with a full proof of the Kahn-Kalai conjecture — a sweeping statement about how structure emerges in random sets and graphs.

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mathematical physics

Deep Learning Poised to ‘Blow Up’ Famed Fluid Equations

By Jordana Cepelewicz
April 12, 2022
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For centuries, mathematicians have tried to prove that Euler’s fluid equations can produce nonsensical answers. A new approach to machine learning has researchers betting that “blowup” is near.

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In Music and Math, Lillian Pierce Builds Landscapes

By Jordana Cepelewicz
March 30, 2022
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Lillian Pierce wants to transform access to the world of mathematics, while making headway on problems that bridge the discrete and continuous.

Abel Prize

Dennis Sullivan, Uniter of Topology and Chaos, Wins the Abel Prize

By Jordana Cepelewicz
March 23, 2022
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The American mathematician invented entire new ways to understand shapes and spaces.

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biomechanics

This Animal’s Behavior Is Mechanically Programmed

By Jordana Cepelewicz
March 16, 2022
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Biomechanical interactions, rather than neurons, control the movements of one of the simplest animals. The discovery offers a glimpse into how animal behavior worked before neurons evolved.


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