Articles by

Leila Sloman

Unpicking How to Measure the Complexity of Knots

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.In 1876, Peter Guthrie Tait set out to...

Efforts to Ground Physics in Math Are Opening the Secrets of Time

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.At the turn of the 20th century, the...

Student Solves a Long-Standing Problem About the Limits of Addition

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.The simplest ideas in mathematics can also be...

A Math Couple Solves a Major Group Theory Problem—After 20 Years of Work

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.In 2003, a German graduate student named Britta...

‘Groups’ Underpin Modern Math. Here’s How They Work

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.Mathematics started with numbers—clear, concrete, intuitive. Over the...

Students Find New Evidence of the Impossibility of Complete Disorder

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.In late 2017, Ashwin Sah and Mehtaab Sawhney...

An Old Abstract Field of Math Is Unlocking the Deep Complexity of Spacecraft Orbits

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.In October, a Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled...