It’s a breakthrough in the field of random walks.

Five years ago, mathematicians Dawei Chen and Quentin Gendron were trying to untangle a difficult area of algebraic geometry involving differentials, elements of calculus used to measure distance ...

In other words, you want to construct a polyhedral torus with faces that are shapes such as triangles or rectangles. Your peculiar-looking shape will be trickier to construct than one with a smooth ...

When quantum computing makes headlines, it’s typically one of two stories. The first is a promise: incredible power is coming. Engineering marvels from Silicon Valley or China, boasting quantum bits ...