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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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Three Decades Later, Mystery Numbers Explained

By Kevin Hartnett
May 3, 2018
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Zeta values seem to connect distant geometric worlds. In a new proof, mathematicians finally explain why.

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Physicists Attack Math’s $1,000,000 Question

By Natalie Wolchover
April 4, 2017
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Physicists are attempting to map the distribution of the prime numbers to the energy levels of a particular quantum system.

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Strange Numbers Found in Particle Collisions

By Kevin Hartnett
November 15, 2016
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An unexpected connection has emerged between the results of physics experiments and an important, seemingly unrelated set of numbers in pure mathematics.

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After Prime Proof, an Unlikely Star Rises

By Thomas Lin
April 2, 2015
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Two years ago, Yitang Zhang was virtually unknown. Now his surprise solution to a major problem in number theory has catapulted him to mathematical stardom. Where does he go from here?

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In Mysterious Pattern, Math and Nature Converge

By Natalie Wolchover
February 5, 2013
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All complex correlated systems, from Arctic melt ponds to the Internet, appear to be governed by the same math as a random matrix.


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