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Mathematicians discover new ways to make round shapes
9+ hour, 59+ min ago (378+ words) Mathematicians discover new ways to make round shapes A new proof solves a long-standing problem about the doughnut-shaped torus By Rachel Crowell edited by Clara Moskowitz Your peculiar-looking shape will be trickier to construct than one with a smooth surface....
This New Shape Breaks an ‘Unbreakable’ 3D Geometry Rule
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (316+ words) This New Shape Breaks an "Unbreakable" 3D Geometry Rule By Emma R. Hasson edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Can you drill a hole in a cube that an identical cube could fall through? Prince Rupert of the Rhine first asked this question…...
Mathematicians Just Cracked a Legendary Problem—Here’s Why It Matters
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (880+ words) Breakthrough Proof Brings Mathematics Closer to a Grand Unified Theory after More Than 50 Years of Work The Langlands program has inspired and befuddled mathematicians for more than 50 years. A major advance has now opened up new worlds for them to…...
Math Puzzle: Settle the Dollars and Cents
8+ mon, 2+ day ago (189+ words) An absent-minded bank teller switched the dollars and cents when he cashed a check for Mr. Brown, giving him dollars instead of cents and cents instead of dollars. After buying a five-cent newspaper, ... Math Puzzle: Settle the Dollars and Cents…...
Mathematicians Solve Multidimensional Shape-Slicing Dilemma
8+ mon, 4+ day ago (433+ words) Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives. Mathematicians Solve Multidimensional Fruit-Slicing Dilemma A 40-year-old conjecture on shapes" cross sections…...
The Strange and Surprising History of the Once-Rejected Zero
9+ mon, 16+ hour ago (761+ words) Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives. Zero Is Foundational to Modern Mathematics. But It Was Rejected for Centuries…...
These Mysterious Shapes Are at the Heart of Intriguing Mathematical Problems
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (1408+ words) Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives. Mathematicians" Favorite Shapes Hold the Key to Big Mathematical Mysteries Mathematicians describe…...