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The Mathematician Who Sculpted the Shape of Space
...1976, Yau met with Calabi and another mathematician, who confirmed the validity of his proof, establishing the mathematical existence of objects now called Calabi-Yau manifolds. In 1982, Yau won a...
How Can Some Infinities Be Bigger Than Others?
...have to do with the foundations of mathematics itself? (01:14) Joining me today to discuss infinity is Justin Moore, professor of mathematics at Cornell. His research interests include set theory,...
Yves Meyer, Wavelet Expert, Wins Abel Prize
...cited “for his pivotal role in the development of the mathematical theory of wavelets.” [No Caption] The French mathematician Yves Meyer, a self-described “nomad” who has made deep contributions to...
A Mathematician Whose Only Constant Is Change
Amie Wilkinson searches for exotic examples of the mathematical structures that describe change. Amie Wilkinson is an explorer. Instead of seeking uncharted land, she’s after undiscovered mathematical worlds — complex...
Does Natural Law Need Elegant Mathematics?
...Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences,” in which the Nobel Prize-winning physicist discusses how elegant mathematics has been “unreasonably” successful in explaining physical law. Wigner further states: “The miracle...
In Mathematics, It Often Takes a Good Map to Find Answers
...first. Mathematicians are often in the same situation as da Vinci: They have big dreams, but mathematical knowledge may not be advanced enough to fulfill them. Depending on who you...
Why Mathematicians Re-Prove What They Already Know
...bother to do this? For one thing, it’s fun. More importantly, “I think the line between recreational math and serious math is very thin,” said William Gasarch, a professor of...
Strange Numbers Found in Particle Collisions
...collision will play out as sketched. “In some sense Feynman invented this diagram to encode complicated math as a bookkeeping device,” said Sergei Gukov, a theoretical physicist and mathematician at...
Rediet Abebe on Using Algorithms for Social Justice
...letters from some of the world’s top mathematicians saying what a tremendous talent she was in abstract math. And curiously — and for me very exciting — she wanted to...