mathematics
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Scientists Who Created Order From Randomness Win Prestigious Mathematics Prize
Scientists Hillel Furstenberg and Gregory Margulis have won this year’s Abel Prize, which is considered one of the highest honours in mathematics.
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Mathematicians No Longer Stumped By The Number 3
Just on the heels of finding three cubed numbers that sum to 42, scientists have passed another important milestone by finding three enormous cubes that sum to 3.
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Mathematicians Sceptical Of Supposed Million-Dollar Proof
There are six outstanding maths problems that, if solved, will net you a $US1 million ($1.4 million) reward. Yesterday, a highly regarded mathematician claimed in a lecture that he has proven perhaps the most famous of these problems, called the Riemann hypothesis. But there’s reason to be sceptical.
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Simulation May Finally Explain Why Knuckle Cracking Makes That Awful Sound
For decades, scientists have debated the cause of the popping sound when we crack our knuckles. Using computer models, a research team from France may have finally reached the answer.