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Plus is based at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences at the University of Cambridge. We are very fortunate to work with many brilliant colleagues in the Maths Faculty, you will find the content we have produced with them below.

 

 

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Riding the pilot wave

Pilot wave theory is an extension of quantum mechanics that doesn't exhibit any of that weird randomness or fuzziness. But that doesn't mean it's totally sane. Here is a quick introduction.
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Face fusion

The maths behind music has inspired software that can merge faces.
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What the eye can't see

From cancer treatments to counting trees: the maths behind image analysis makes it all possible.
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Order behind chaos

We all know what symmetry is. But why does it play such a central role in modern physics?
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What are sigma levels?

Find out how scientists, from physicists to geneticists, measure their confidence in their results.
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