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This Mathematician's 'Mysterious' New Method Just Solved a 30-Year-Old Problem
By Rafi Letzter published
The proof took 30 years to be solved, but it's so simple and elegant that you can summarize it in a single tweet.
Mathematicians Edge Closer to Solving a 'Million Dollar' Math Problem
By Rafi Letzter published
A new paper could end up being a big step toward solving one of the oldest unanswered puzzles in mathematics: Is the Riemann hypothesis correct?
Computer Software Could Crack Centuries-Old Math Puzzle
By Christopher Rasmussen published
Mathematicians have known how to solve something called an S-unit equation for several years. However, the process is so convoluted that few can actually use it to tackle their problems.
A Mathematician Just Solved a Deceptively Simple Puzzle That Has Boggled Minds for 64 Years
By Brandon Specktor published
Can you add three cubed numbers and get 33? A mathematician just did, and it took only a few quadrillion attempts.
Karen Uhlenbeck Just Won One of Math's Most Prestigious Prizes. Here's Why Her Work Is So Important.
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
Her work has led to some of the most important advances in math in the last 40 years.
How a German City Developed — And Then Lost — Generations of Math Geniuses
By David Gunderman published
Anti-Semitism brought down one of the world's greatest centers for mathematical research.
Mathematician Claims He Solved 160-Year-Old Math Problem. Critics Say Probably Not.
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
Critics are weary.
This Man Won the Top Prize in Mathematics — Then Someone Immediately Stole It
By Rafi Letzter published
Caucher Birkar, a mathematician at the University of Cambridge, won the 14-carat gold Fields Medal, math's version of the Nobel Prize. Then someone stole it.
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