Category Archives: Number Theory

Medaling Mathematicians

Posted on August 18, 2014 by bfinegold

You may consider the Fields Medal a boon to the mathematical community as it showcases amazing young mathematicians and brings math into the limelight. Or you may view the Fields Medal as an unfortunate reinforcement of the notion that mathematics … Continue reading →

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How Quadratic Reciprocity Is Like Dealing Cards

Posted on November 26, 2013 by evelynjlamb

Currently the Riemann-Roch theorem is my nemesis, and I stumbled on Matt Baker’s math blog while I was looking for some help figuring out how to use it. The post I came across, Riemann-Roch for Graphs and Applications, was not … Continue reading →

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Narrowing the Gap

Posted on June 14, 2013 by bfinegold

A group of seasoned mathematicians including Terence Tao are working to improve on Yitang Zhang’s exciting recent proof that there are infinitely many pairs of consecutive primes separated by no more than 70 million.  A glance at the polymath8 wiki … Continue reading →

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