News tagged with number theory

Periodic table of shapes to give a new dimension to maths (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Mathematicians are creating their own version of the periodic table that will provide a vast directory of all the possible shapes in the universe across three, four and five dimensions, linking ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Feb 16, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (24) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New math theories reveal the nature of numbers

For centuries, some of the greatest names in math have tried to make sense of partition numbers, the basis for adding and counting. Many mathematicians added major pieces to the puzzle, but all of them fell ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Jan 20, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (66) | comments 16 | with audio podcast