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Mathematics

A Fluid New Path in Grand Math Challenge

By Erica Klarreich
February 24, 2014
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A daring speculation offers a potential way forward in one of the great unsolved problems of mathematics: the behavior of the Navier-Stokes equations for fluid flow.

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Mathematics

A New Tool to Help Mathematicians Pack

By Natalie Wolchover
December 20, 2013
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Improvements in how densely spheres and other shapes can be packed together could lead to advances in materials science, deep space communication and theoretical physics.

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Mathematics

To Settle Infinity Dispute, a New Law of Logic

By Natalie Wolchover
November 26, 2013
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To determine the nature of infinity, mathematicians face a choice between two new logical axioms. What they decide could help shape the future of mathematical truth.

number theory

Together and Alone, Closing the Prime Gap

By Erica Klarreich
November 19, 2013
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Working on the centuries-old twin primes conjecture, two solitary researchers and a massive collaboration have made enormous advances over the last six months.

Data Driven: The New Big Science

The Mathematical Shape of Things to Come

By Jennifer Ouellette
October 4, 2013
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Scientific data sets are becoming more dynamic, requiring new mathematical techniques on par with the invention of calculus.

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theoretical physics

A Jewel at the Heart of Quantum Physics

By Natalie Wolchover
September 17, 2013
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Physicists have discovered a jewel-shaped geometric object that challenges the notion that space and time are fundamental constituents of nature.

number theory

Mathematicians Shed Light on Elliptic Curves

By Erica Klarreich
July 9, 2013
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Two young mathematicians are illuminating a frontier in the study of rational solutions to polynomial equations: the cubics.

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Mathematics

Unheralded Mathematician Bridges the Prime Gap

By Erica Klarreich
May 19, 2013
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A virtually unknown researcher has made a great advance in one of mathematics’ oldest problems, the twin primes conjecture.

climate science

The Ocean’s Dynamic Role in Climate Change

By Natalie Wolchover
April 11, 2013
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New data collected by mathematicians and oceanographers in the frigid waters of the Southern Ocean could dramatically improve climate models.


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