Using a relatively young theory, a team of mathematicians has started to answer questions whose roots lie at the very ...

Lauda and his colleagues solve some of the problems with topological qubits by using a class of theoretical particles they call neglectons, named for how they were derived from overlooked theoretical ...

The Structure and Symmetry theme comprises researchers in algebra, geometry and topology, together with their interactions ...

Two mathematicians have proved that a straightforward question — how hard is it to untie a knot? — has a complicated answer.

The universe exists because matter and antimatter are not good friends. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Is there a scientific ...

As the Business Head for The Times of India, I lead strategic initiatives and drive growth for one of the nation's most influential media organisations. My journalist friends believe I’ve crossed over ...

In the competition for the Starting Grants offered by the European Research Council (ERC), Junior Professor Manuel Krannich, Group Head at KIT’s Institute for Algebra and Geometry (IAG), was ...

There is a set of very special numbers, known as the fundamental constants of nature, that cannot be explained. Where do they come from? Finding out if they are, in fact, constant is the key to ...

Metric spaces, topological spaces, connectedness, compactness, the fundamental group, classifications of surfaces, Brouwer's fixed point theorem.

This illustration of early Earth includes liquid water as well as magma seeping from the planet’s core due to a large impact. Scientists at NASA are investigating the chemistry that might have existed ...