In 1886 the mathematician Leopold Kronecker famously said, “God Himself made the whole numbers — everything else is the work of men.” Indeed, mathematicians have introduced new sets of numbers besides ...
Two young mathematicians are illuminating a frontier in the study of rational solutions to polynomial equations: the cubics. According to one version of the story, Hippasus made this discovery at sea, ...
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