dynamical system
Here's an easy game that leads you straight to an unsolved question in maths.
Why doing maths is like being Lewis Carroll's Red Queen and how to keep going beyond the formidable age of 84.
Why doing maths is like being Lewis Carroll's Red Queen and how to keep going beyond the formidable age of 84.
Artur Avila tells us about taming chaos.
Artur Avila is being honoured for "formidable technical power, the ingenuity and tenacity of a master problem-solver, and an unerring sense for deep and
significant questions."
It's one of the most beautiful sights in nature: fireflies illuminating the night with their synchronised flashing. Mathematicians have just solved a 40 year-old problem behind this striking phenomenon.
The paths of billiard balls on a table can be long and complicated. To understand them mathematicians use a beautiful trick, turning tables into surfaces.
If you thought that billiards was a harmless game to play in the pub, think again. It's a breeding ground for chaos!
Fields medallist Cédric Villani talks to us about our solar system, chaos, and what it's like being a mathematical superstar.