Moser’s Theorem on the Jacobians ResearchInsightsSIAM News In his recurring column on Mathematical Curiosities, Mark Levi discusses an interesting result proved by Jürgen Moser.
A Cycloid is a Tautochrone ResearchInsightsSIAM News In his recurring column, Mark Levi presents a very short geometrical proof of the tautochronous property of the cycloid.
Quick! Find a Solution to the Brachistochrone Problem ResearchInsightsSIAM News The brachistochrone problem asks us to find the “curve of quickest descent,” so it would be fitting to have the quickest...
A Minimalist Minimizes an Integral ResearchInsightsSIAM News Mark Levi presents a solution that is shorter than Johann Bernoulli’s famous optics-based idea of minimizing an integral.
Mathematical Challenges and Opportunities in Optics and Photonics ResearchInsightsSIAM News The field of optics and photonics encompasses the fundamental science of light and its applications.