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Moduli spaces: Introducing Riemann surfaces
How many different surfaces are there? The question seems impossible to answer, but mathematicians have a way of dealing with the multitude. Follow us on a journey into the world of moduli spaces.
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The Abel Prize 2022: Dennis Sullivan
This year's Abel Prize goes to the "true virtuoso" Dennis Sullivan.
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The power of small things: Resurgent asymptotics
If you ignore exponentially small terms they can come back to bite you.
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Stokes's phenomenon: An asymptotic adventure
How a question about rainbows led to an entire field of mathematics.
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Complex square roots
How to take the square root of a complex number — and discover a beautiful new surface in the process.
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Euler's formula
There are a million things in maths named after Leonard Euler. Here's a beautiful formula involving complex numbers.
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Complex numbers: Why do we love them?
Have you ever wondered what complex numbers are good for, both within and outside of maths? Find out with this collection of articles and videos.
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Missing a complex opportunity
How Heron of Alexandria missed his chance to explore the unknown mathematical land of complex numbers.
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What is the Mandelbrot set?
This article gives a short but thorough introduction to that fabled beast of mathematics: the Mandelbrot set.
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Complex numbers: Strength
In this video the structural engineer Ahmer Wadee explains how complex numbers can keep buildings from collapsing.