In Bubbles, She Sees a Mathematical Universe (Published 2019)
PRINCETON, N.J. — On the evening of March 19, the mathematician Karen Uhlenbeck gathered with revelers at the Institute for Advanced Study for a champagne reception. Some hours earlier she’d been awarded the Abel Prize — the first time a woman had won it — for her discovery of a phenomenon called “bubbling,” among other effervescent results. Dr. Uhlenbeck is a professor emerita at the University o
The Perfect Valentine? A Math Formula (Published 2019)
Meet Süss, a math widget after your own heart. (You can also visit the widget on its website here, which you might want to do if you’re reading this on a smartphone.) Like many geometric figures, a heart can be captured in all its curvaceous glory by a single algebraic equation. The equation for a sphere looks simple enough: x²+y²+z²=1. A heart is something more complex: (x²+((1+b)y)²+z²-1)³-x²z³-
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Fields Medals Awarded to 4 Mathematicians (Published 2018)
Hints of Trigonometry on a 3,700-Year-Old Babylonian Tablet - The New York Times