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07/20/2023

Caltech Mourns the Passing of David B. Wales (1939–2023)

Whitney Clavin

Caltech’s mathematics professor David Wales, who spent more than 50 years at the Institute, passed away on July 17.

01/13/2023

Counting Curves

Whitney Clavin

Professor of Mathematics Tony Yue Yu explains the mystery and power of the “non-Archimedean” world.

12/19/2022

2022 Year in Review

As the end of 2022 quickly approaches, Caltech News looks back at our coverage of the research, discoveries, events, and experiences that shaped the Institute. Here are some highlights.

11/22/2022

Pushing the Boundaries of Fluid Equations

Ben Peltz

A new proof by Caltech researchers shines light onto one of mathematics' greatest mysteries.

A drop of water splashes up out of a larger body of water

10/31/2022

Caltech Mathematicians Solve 19th Century Number Riddle

Whitney Clavin

Alex Dunn and Maksym Radziwill finally prove “Patterson’s conjecture”

08/05/2022

Mathematically Percolating

Whitney Clavin

Tom Hutchcroft explains why phase transitions in percolation models are so fascinating.

08/01/2022

Writing in the Language of Math

Whitney Clavin

From chalk to software code, mathematicians and scientists use a variety of methods to express equations and formulas, and they have different ideas about the meaning behind their numerical prose.