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380-year-old Descartes circle problem finally solved with help from physics
Using advanced mathematical tools inspired by physics, the team has derived a general equation for any number of tangent ...
Mathematicians Wrote a Proof for a 100-Year-Old Problem—and May Have Just Changed Geometry
The Kakeya set—named for its discoverer Sōichi Kakeya—was complicated by a subsequent mathematician named Abram Samoilovitch ...
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How a Problem About Pigeons Powers Complexity Theory
When pigeons outnumber pigeonholes, some birds must double up. This obvious statement — and its inverse — have deep ...
Descartes’ Unfinished Mystery: Mathematicians Solve 380-Year-Old Geometry Problem
Monash University researchers have extended Descartes’ Circle Theorem by finding a general equation for any number of tangent ...
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TCMS teacher Layne Named GaDOE Ambassador
THOMASVILLE- Thomas County Middle School eighth-grade math teacher Stacie Layne successfully completed the 2024-2025 ...