The German word Doktorvater for a doctoral advisor indicates the close relationship between a PhD student and his or her supervisor. The relationship is often pivotal in determining the future career of the student, and the advisor also gains much from the interaction. Just as a genealogical tree can reveal fascinating information, a mathematical family…

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20.02.2025

Quantum Physics, a Century Old, still Passes Understanding – ThatsMaths

This is the International Year of the Quantum, celebrating quantum science and its many applications. This year marks the centenary of Werner Heisenberg’s seminal work in modern physics. In recent years, there have been dramatic developments in quantum communications, cryptography and computing, and quantum science is key to solving pressing problems in clean energy, climate…

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20.03.2025

The Emergence of Spring – ThatsMaths

At 9.01AM today, the Sun crosses the Earth’s equator, marking the vernal equinox, the date when the direction of sunrise is due east and sunset due west. The Earth’s axis is at right angles to the line from Sun to Earth, the Sun is directly over the equator and the lengths of day and night…

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18.04.2025

Euler’s Identity: the Most Beautiful Equation in Mathematics – ThatsMaths

A recent entry in the visitor’s book of the James Joyce Tower & Museum in Sandycove, Dublin perplexed the Friends of Joyce’s Tower, the volunteers who run the museum. The entry, reproduced as the boxed equation in the photograph, seemed as impenetrable as a passage of Finnegans Wake and quite beyond decryption. When invited to…

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Surprising Discoveries in the Family Tree of Mathematics – ThatsMaths

Quantum Physics, a Century Old, still Passes Understanding – ThatsMaths

The Emergence of Spring – ThatsMaths

Euler’s Identity: the Most Beautiful Equation in Mathematics – ThatsMaths

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