Category: Number Theory
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Every Unsolved Math Problem Solved
The Poincaré Conjecture Trisecting an Angle The Classification of Finite Simple Groups The Four Color Theorem The Continuum Hypothesis Fermat’s Last Theorem Gödel’s Incompleteness Theorems The Prime Number Theorem Solving Polynomials by Radicals The Poincaré Conjecture Henri Poincaré. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons In 2000, the Clay Mathematics Institute, a nonprofit read more
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Every Dark Scandal in Math
The Murder of Hypatia The Nobel Affair The Burning of the Library of Alexandria The MIT Card Counters in Las Vegas The Air Force Cheating Scandal André Bloch’s Murders P versus NP Alan Turing Newton and Leibniz’s Calculus Wars The Drowning of Hippasus Galois’s Duel and Death The Eudaemons Cardano versus read more
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Every Unsolved Math problem that sounds Easy
The Kissing Number Problem The Goldbach Conjecture The Collatz Conjecture The Twin Prime Conjecture The Unknotting Problem The Enigma of π + e The Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer Conjecture The Riemann Hypothesis The Lonely Runner Conjecture Is γ Rational? The Kissing Number Problem A broad category of problems in math are called read more
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Why Catalan’s Constant Still Puzzles Mathematicians
Catalan’s constant is a well-known mathematical constant defined by the infinite series: It is named after the Belgian mathematician Eugène Charles Catalan, who first gave an equivalent series and expressions in terms of integrals for this constant. Where Does Catalan’s Constant Appear? Is Catalan’s Constant Rational or Irrational? Computing Catalan’s Constant read more
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the Irrational Apéry’s Constant Explained
Apéry’s Constant Overview The Riemann Zeta Function Significance Irrationality Apéry’s Constant Overview Apéry’s constant is the value of the Riemann zeta function evaluated at the argument 3. It has an approximate value of 1.202. The Riemann Zeta Function The Riemann zeta function, denoted by ζ(s), is a function of a complex read more
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Greatest Math Theories Explained
Pythagorean Theorem Theory of Probability Calculus: Fundamental Theorem Theory of Relativity Game Theory Chaos Theory Number Theory: Prime Numbers Topology: Euler Characteristic Bayes’ Theorem Fermat’s Last Theorem Set Theory Graph Theory Fourier Transform Linear Algebra Complex Numbers Fractal Geometry Boolean Algebra Euclidean Geometry Non-Euclidean Geometry Logarithms and Exponentials Ring Theory Combinatorics read more
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The Glaisher–Kinkelin Constant Explained
The Glaisher–Kinkelin constant, approximately 1.2824, appears in formulas involving large products, factorials, and special functions. It arises naturally when studying how products of integers grow, especially in expressions related to superfactorials and the Riemann zeta function. The Glaisher–Kinkelin constant is a real number approximately equal to 1.282. It is named after the mathematicians James Glacier read more
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What Is the Golden Ratio? Understanding φ (Phi)
The golden ratio, written as φ and approximately equal to 1.618, appears when a whole is divided so that the ratio of the whole to the larger part equals the ratio of the larger part to the smaller. This proportion shows up in geometry, the Fibonacci sequence, art, architecture, and natural patterns. Golden spiral. Suppose read more
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Greatest Mathematicians and their Discoveries – Part 1
You will see some of the famous and greatest mathematicians from 500 BC to the 21st century. Let’s dive into the lives and groundbreaking discoveries of legendary mathematicians who shaped the world with their innovative ideas. Pythagoras Euclid Archimedes Leonardo Fibonacci René Descartes Blaise Pascal Isaac Newton Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Benjamin read more
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