A Landmark Math Proof Clears a Hurdle in the Top Erdős Conjecture
Two mathematicians have proved the first leg of the Hungarian scholar’s all-time favorite problem about number patterns.
A Grad Student Solved the Epic Conway Knot Problem—in a Week
Lisa Piccirillo encountered the more than 50-year-old question by chance at a conference. Her solution relies on a classical tool called the knot trace.
The New Math Bridge Beyond Fermat’s Last Theorem
Two papers, representing the work of more than a dozen mathematicians, have finally figured out how to connect two realms that were once seen as distant.