Professional mathematicians have been stunned by the progress amateurs have made in solving long-standing problems with the assistance of AI tools, and say it could lead to a new way of doing mathemat ...

In new research, mathematicians have narrowed down one of the biggest outstanding problems in math. Huge breakthroughs in math and science are usually the work of many people over many years. Seven ...

A $1 million prize awaits anyone who can show where the math of fluid flow breaks down. With specially trained AI systems, ...

Hard as it may be to imagine, there’s a newly defined geometric shape on the books. Based on recent calculations, mathematicians have described a new classification they now call a “soft cell.” In its ...

Researchers uncover the mathematical structure behind mesmerizing tiling patterns, linking their visual appeal to the ...

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You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. BOSTON—For a long time, the “joint” in the Joint Mathematics Meetings—the annual math ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: First proposed in 2012, the Inter-universal Teichmüller Theory (IUT) is a devilishly difficult math theory that experts describe as an “alien ...

A pair of mathematicians solved a legendary question about the proportion of vertices in a graph with an odd number of connections. “It’s a bit of a surprise, at least for me, that such a combination ...

Of all the scientific disciplines, pure math, also known as theoretical math, is arguably one of the most cerebral. While chemists tend to make discoveries in the lab, mathematicians are more likely ...

Mathematicians have partnered with artificial intelligence to suggest and prove new mathematical theorems. For the first time, mathematicians have partnered with artificial intelligence to suggest and ...