Math
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
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How to (really) trust a mathematical proof
Mathematicians develop computer proof-checking systems in order to realize long-sought dreams of fully precise, accurate mathematics.
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Book Review: The Princeton Companion to Mathematics, Timothy Gowers, ed
Review by Tom Siegfried.
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Unknotting knot theory
New techniques are beginning to unravel the mysteries of knots, revealing a great mathematical superstructure in the process.
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A frustrating view of complexity
The unifying theme of complex systems, a researcher argues, is frustration.
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An infinite beautiful mind
Theorem identifies cases in which infinite-choice games will have at least one Nash equilibrium.
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Numbers don’t add up for U.S. girls
Culture may turn potentially high achievers away from math, new study suggests.
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Rating the rankings
The U.S. News & World Report rankings of colleges and universities are largely arbitrary, according to a new mathematical analysis.
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Following the ocean swirls
The mathematics of dynamical systems reveals ocean dynamics, an understanding that could improve the monitoring of ocean processes.
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Largest known prime number found
The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search, a cooperative computing project, helps find a prime that has nearly 13 million digits.
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A knot of light
Researchers find a new theoretical way to tie light into complex knots and links.
