For years, a French mathematician searched for a proof that a gigantic number is prime. His method is still used 150 years ...

In January, I spoke with Günter Ziegler, one of the authors of Proofs From THE BOOK, a compilation of some of the most beautiful and elegant proofs in mathematics. The collection was inspired by the ...

An exciting breakthrough by an academic little known before last year is firing up mathematicians. Now even playwrights are getting in on the act. Leslie Katz led a team that explored the intersection ...

The Monthly publishes articles, as well as notes and other features, about mathematics and the profession. Its readers span a broad spectrum of mathematical interests, and include professional ...

It's all about the polynomials, baby. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Mathematicians have uncovered a big new piece of evidence ...

The 2014 MacArthur "Genius" Fellows class has been announced, and among the 21 thinkers is mathematician Yitang Zhang. In spring 2013, Zhang made an amazing breakthrough in a classic problem that has ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The restriction on 2-primary components in the Artin-Verdier duality theorem [2] has been eliminated by Zink [9], who has shown that the sheaf ...