Rainbow Proof Shows Graphs Have Uniform Parts

Math and Science News from Quanta Magazine View this email in your browser COMBINATORICS   Rainbow Proof Shows Graphs Have Uniform Parts By KEVIN HARTNETT Mathematicians have proved that copies of smaller graphs can always be used to perfectly cover larger ones. Read the article Share Share Forward MULTIMEDIA   The Map of Mathematics A project by QUANTA MAGAZINE. Text by KEVIN HARTNETT.  Design by KIM ALBRECHT and JONAS PARNOW.   What is the state of mathematics today? This interactive feature can give you the flavor of the major questions and controversies that animate the field. Explore the interactive ABSTRACTIONS BLOG(2019)   Mathematicians Begin to Tame Wild 'Sunflower' Problem By KEVIN HARTNETT  A major advance toward solving the 60-year-old sunflower conjecture is shedding light on how order begins to appear as random systems grow in size.  Read the article EXOPLANETS   New Exoplanet Search Strategy Claims First Discovery By NOLA TAYLOR REDD By watching for a special kind of flare, astronomers have identified the fingerprints of an Earth-size planet orbiting a distant star. Read the blog Share Tweet Forward ABSTRACTIONS BLOG(2019)   As Planet Discoveries Pile Up, a Gap Appears in the Pattern By REBECCA BOYLE   Read the blog ABSTRACTIONS BLOG   'Radical Change' Needed After Latest Neutron Star Collision By DANA NAJJAR A recent neutron star merger has defied astronomers' expectations, leading them to question longstanding ideas about neutron stars and the supernovas that create them. Read the blog Share Tweet Forward ASTRONOMY(2017)   Neutron-Star Collision Shakes Space-Time and Lights Up the Sky By KATIA MOSKVITCH   Read the article THE JOY OF X   Corina Tarnita and the Deep Mathematics of Social Insects Hosted by STEVEN STROGATZ Corina Tarnita, a professor of ecology and theoretical biology at Princeton University, describes how mathematics helped her learn to love biology. Then she cracks the mystery of "fairy circles" in Africa. Listen to the podcast Share Tweet Forward Follow Quanta Simons Foundation 160 5th Avenue, 7th Floor New York, NY 10010 Unsubscribe | About Quanta Privacy Policy | Terms | Contact Us   Copyright © 2020 Quanta Magazine, an editorially independent division of Simons Foundation