After 20 years, math couple solves major group theory problem(quantamagazine.org)

412 points by isaacfrond 1 year ago | 117 comments

Quanta Magazine article on how Britta Späth and Marc Cabanes proved a central group theory conjecture after 20 years of work.

Lie groups are crucial to some of the most fundamental theories in physics(quantamagazine.org)

146 points by ibobev 10 months ago | 49 comments

Alexander Grothendieck Revolutionized 20th-Century Mathematics(quantamagazine.org)

124 points by anujbans 5 months ago | 26 comments

Noether's Theorem Revolutionized Physics(quantamagazine.org)

109 points by MindGods 1 year ago | 46 comments

What Do Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems Mean?(quantamagazine.org)

120 points by baruchel 5 months ago | 51 comments

Mathematicians uncover a new way to count prime numbers(quantamagazine.org)

174 points by nsoonhui 1 year ago | 80 comments