Leila Sloman

Contributing Correspondent

Latest Articles

Mathematicians Prove 30-Year-Old André-Oort Conjecture

February 3, 2022

A team of mathematicians has solved an important question about how solutions to polynomial equations relate to sophisticated geometric objects called Shimura varieties.

Mathematician Answers Chess Problem About Attacking Queens

September 21, 2021

The n-queens problem is about finding how many different ways queens can be placed on a chessboard so that none attack each other. A mathematician has now all but solved it.

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