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e is everywhere
From determining the compound interest on borrowed money to gauging chances at the roulette wheel in Monte Carlo, Stefanie Reichert explains that there’s no way around Euler’s number.
- Stefanie Reichert
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Imagination captured
Imaginary numbers have a chequered history, and a sparse — if devoted — following. Abigail Klopper looks at why a concept as beautiful as i gets such a bad rap.
- Abigail Klopper
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π ≈ 3.141, not only now, but forever
In 2016, Peter Trueb computed 22.4 trillion digits of π. Ahead of π Day on 14 March, he reflects on the nature of π and its role in mathematics, science and philosophy.
- Peter Trueb
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The physics of infinity
David Hilbert famously argued that infinity cannot exist in physical reality. The consequence of this statement — still under debate today — has far-reaching implications.
- George F. R. Ellis
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The real value of numbers
Mathematical art
Out of the shadows