A classic math rule now handles infinity. New work strengthens the math behind physics and unbounded systems. % ...

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The big thinkers at Aperture explore infinity and the different ways it appears in mathematics and physics. Suspected ...

I was seduced by infinity at an early age. Georg Cantor’s diagonality proof that some infinities are bigger than others mesmerized me, and his infinite hierarchy of infinities blew my mind. The ...

The stunning visual effects in Interstellar were based on the physics research of Kip Thorne. (Courtesy: Paramount/Warner Brothers/The Kobal Collection) “We used to look up at the sky and wonder at ...

Lone genius? Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan is the latest to get the scientific biopic treatment. The self-taught Indian mathematician Srinivasa Aiyangar Ramanujan has long been a hero in ...

In Infinity, Sarah Jean is the cynical, skeptical daughter of a dysfunctional couple, theoretical physicist Elliot and composer Carmen. The Hannah Moscovitch (The Russian Play, Little One, This is War ...

Type One Energy, a University of Wisconsin-Madison nuclear fusion spinoff company, is partnering with the Tennessee Valley ...