Quantum information theory is a field of study that examines how quantum technologies store and process information. Over the ...

Somewhere at the edge of mathematics lurks a number so large that it breaks the very foundations of our understanding - and ...

The idea that reality—the universe, our world, and everything we perceive—is a simulation has fascinated philosophers and scientists for millennia, but new findings suggest that the theory, despite ...

Abstract: The paper is about formalization of Set Theory and Elementary Algebra theorems in mathematics and their proofs in a new programming language called LEAN 4 Theorem Prover. The paper describes ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1994, an earthquake of a proof shook up the mathematical world. The mathematician Andrew Wiles had finally settled Fermat’s Last ...

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of stories featuring master’s degree programs at the University of Chicago. After earning a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and economics then working in ...

Abstract: Formal verification technology has been widely applied in the fields of mathematics and computer science. The formalization of fundamental mathematical theories is particularly essential.

A new physics paper takes a step toward creating a long-sought "theory of everything" by uniting gravity with the quantum world. However, the new theory remains far from being proven observationally.

Growing up, Tai-Danae Bradley had no love for math. In 2008, she entered the City College of New York, where she played for the basketball team and hoped to start a career in sports nutrition. She saw ...