Researchers have used metamathematical techniques to show that certain theorems that look superficially distinct are in fact ...

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The Langlands program has inspired and befuddled mathematicians for more than 50 years. A major advance has now opened up new worlds for them to explore One of the biggest stories in science has been ...

A teenager has stunned academics by developing a maths theory which solves problems FASTER than a computer. Figures boffins say that the theory has changed maths, and could help our understanding of ...

A physicist named Nicolas Gisin from the University of Geneva recently published a series of papers that could change our entire view on the concept of “time.” Gisin’s work attempts to reconcile ...