Managing a power grid is like trying to solve an enormous puzzle. Grid operators must ensure the proper amount of power is ...

Recently, there has been a lot of hullabaloo about the idea that large reasoning models (LRM) are unable to think. This is mostly due to a research article published by Apple, "The Illusion of ...

Synchronization abounds in nature: from the flashing lights of fireflies to the movement of fish wriggling through the ocean, ...

Examining mistakes gives students a chance to discuss misconceptions openly and find new approaches to solving problems.

Abstract: In response to the simulation modeling problem of five phase permanent magnet synchronous motor(PMSM), starting from vector space theory, a mathematical ...

24-year-old founder and CEO Carina Hong created Axiom Math in March 2025 and has recruited a team of ten employees, most of whom are from Meta, to build a math-focused AI model. Last fall, Carina Hong ...

Newer models can be tested on a wider set of mathematical problems, and there’s also potential to combine ChatGPT with dynamic geometry systems or theorem provers, creating richer digital environments ...

Abstract: Shoot-through is an inherent topology defect of bridge-type inverters. Especially for multilevel inverters, the addition and compensation of dead-time have higher requirements for control ...

In the third century BCE, Apollonius of Perga asked how many circles one could draw that would touch three given circles at exactly one point each. It would take 1,800 years to prove the answer: eight ...

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They already draw images, write texts and predict financial markets. Now, they tackle the very history of sciences. Humanity thought some riddles were eternal, locked by centuries of failures. Yet, a ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Hard problems are usually not a welcome sight. But cryptographers love them. That’s because certain hard math problems underpin the ...