Particles with Negative Mass and the Krein-Moser Theory ResearchInsightsSIAM News Imagining objects with negative mass may seem like a scholastic exercise, but we're able to interpret some real physical phenomena.
The Final Touch? Solving Smale’s 17th Challenge Problem ResearchInsightsSIAM News In 1998, Stephen Smale published a list of 18 challenge problems for the 21st century.
Applied Algebra and Geometry: A SIAGA of Seven Pictures ResearchInsightsSIAM NewsJournals The last installment of our intro to the SIAGA journal explores Bézier curves, the Rubik’s Cube, and a Kummer surface.
Newtonian Dynamics = “Spring Theory” ResearchInsightsSIAM News A simple but illuminating equivalence exists between Newtonian mechanics of a particle and the statics of Hookean springs.
Applied Algebra and Geometry: A SIAGA of Seven Pictures ResearchInsightsSIAM News The cover of SIAM’s brand-new journal, the SIAM Journal on Applied Algebra and Geometry, features seven pictures.
A Boat Paradox ResearchInsightsSIAM News In his recurring "Mathematical Curiosities" column, Mark Levi presents a twist on the standard high school boat problem.
Mood Maths: Moving Toward a Dynamical Understanding of Bipolar Disorder ResearchInsightsSIAM News Bipolar disorder is a chronic and severe mental illnesses. Michael Bonsall's research group has been using applied maths to better understand it.
Honeycombs, Archimedes, and Soccer Teams ResearchInsightsSIAM News John Gunnar Carlsson discusses a fundamental concern and trade-off in the analysis of logistical systems.
Applied Algebra and Geometry: A SIAGA of Seven Pictures ResearchInsightsSIAM News Read the first of three installments recognizing the new SIAM Journal on Applied Algebra and Geometry.
See Light Move: Compressed Sensing and the World’s Fastest 2-D Camera ResearchInsightsSIAM News In this article, Hans Kaper explores compressed sensing in digital cameras. He explains how physics can be used to reduce or eliminate shutter...
Computational Modeling of Convection in the Earth’s Mantle ResearchInsightsSIAM News Louis Moresi’s earlier article prompted a deeper look at models of Earth, and more specifically, into Earth’s mantle.
Addressing Challenges in Reduced-Order Modeling ResearchInsightsSIAM News The predictive capability of computational models allows simulation to replace physical experimentation in many scenarios.
Large-Scale Inversion in Exploration Seismology ResearchInsightsSIAM News By studying seismic data's dynamic and kinematic properties, researchers can infer large-scale variations on a local scale.
Pent Up: Using Pentagons to Tile a Plane ResearchInsightsSIAM News Tilings, or tessellations, refers to a branch of discrete geometry that involves covering the plane (or space) with shapes, and without overlaps.
Math within March Madness ResearchInsightsCareersSIAM News Tim Chartier explores the mathematics behind hits, rebounds, points, times, and the odds of winning, just in time for March Madness.
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