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What is a black hole – mathematically?
Pau Figueras explains how Einstein's theories predicted the existence of black holes, and how to describe them mathematically. -
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What is a black hole – physically?
Small, dark, and very hard to see. This and far more indepth answers to every question you ever wanted to ask about black holes. -
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How to win at Mornington Crescent
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Ramanujan surprises again
Ramanujan's manuscript. The representations of 1729 as the sum of two cubes appear in the bottom right corner. The equation expressing the near counter examples to Fermat's last theorem appears further up: α3 + β3 = γ3 + (-1)n. Image courtesy Trinity College library.
offRead more about...front page textA fascinating discovery sheds new light on the work of the Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.
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Physics in a minute: What's the problem with quantum gravity?
At the heart of modern physics lurks a terrible puzzle: the two main theories that describe the world we live in just won't fit together. -
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George Boole and the wonderful world of 0s and 1s
The story of George Boole is an extraordinary example of collaboration across the centuries. -
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Power networks
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Maths in a minute: The power of powers
The powers of x can work magic. -
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Maths in a minute: Continued fractions
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Quantum computing: Some (not so) gruesome details
A closer look at one of the simplest quantum algorithms. -
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What can quantum computers do?
What will quantum computers be able to do that ordinary computers can't do?