The Langlands program has inspired and befuddled mathematicians for more than 50 years. A major advance has now opened up new ...

A glance at the current issue of Prospect: Mathematical proof as narrativeComputers make it possible for a mathematical proof to run as long as several thousand full-length novels combined. But ...

A mathematical proof of the law can be considered as an ideal consistency check. It also gives us a better understanding of what is really going on in the fluid, and this may lead to further ...

Computers can help ensure that mathematical proofs are correct, but translating traditional maths into a machine-readable format is an arduous task. Now, the latest generation of artificial ...

Computers effective in verifying mathematical proofs Date: November 7, 2008 Source: American Mathematical Society Summary: New computer tools have the potential to revolutionize the practice of ...

One of the biggest stories in science is quietly playing out in the world of abstract mathematics. Over the course of last ...

A Missouri mathematician believes that the state's moniker has great bearing on the status of modern mathematical proofs: Show Me. Steven Krantz, Ph.D., professor of mathematics in Arts & Sciences ...

Computer-assisted of mathematical proofs are not new. For example, computers were used to confirm the so-called 'four color theorem.' In a short release, 'Proof by computer,' the American ...

A theorem isn’t proven until the mathematical community is persuaded that it’s proven. And proofs today are often so complex that that persuasion must happen in person.

Fortunately, with mathematical proofs, you can have people peer into your soul and tell you if it’s real or not, something that’s harder to arrange with crushes. That’s the only way, of course.