A Teenager Solved a Stubborn Prime Number ‘Look-Alike’ Riddle
[ad_1] Mathematicians wanted to better understand these numbers that so closely resemble the most fundamental objects in number theory, the primes. It turned out that in 1899—a decade before Carmichael’s…
A New Computer Proof ‘Blows Up’ Centuries-Old Fluid Equations
[ad_1] For centuries, mathematicians have sought to understand and model the motion of fluids. The equations that describe how ripples crease the surface of a pond have also helped researchers…