At the Dawn of Life, Heat May Have Driven Cell Division
A mathematical model shows how a thermodynamic mechanism could have made protocells split in two. ..
A mathematical model shows how a thermodynamic mechanism could have made protocells split in two. ..
Through his encyclopedic study of the electron, an obscure figure named Stefano Laporta found a handle on the subatomic world’s fearsome complexity. ..
Physicists are translating commonsense principles into strict mathematical constraints for how our universe must have behaved at the beginning of time. ..
In nonreciprocal systems, “exceptional points” are helping researchers understand phase transitions and possibly other phenomena. ..
They now have a complete understanding of the complicated equations that model the motion of free boundaries, like the one between ice and water. ..
Built upon the ubiquitous Fourier transform, these mathematical tools allow unprecedented analysis of continuous signals. ..
The unexpected discovery of the double-charm tetraquark gives physicists fresh insight into the strongest of nature’s fundamental forces. ..
The n-queens problem is about finding how many different ways queens can be placed on a chessboard so that none attack each other. ..
The concept of a dimension seems simple enough, but mathematicians struggled for centuries to precisely define and understand it. ..
Mathematician Ian Stewart explains the twisty history of combinatorial optimization. ..