Commutative algebra and graph theory are two vibrant areas of mathematics that have grown increasingly interrelated. At this interface, algebraic methods are applied to study combinatorial structures, ...

SIAM Review contains articles that are written for a wide scientific audience. Articles include expository or survey papers focusing on important advances in applied or computational mathematics, or ...

Deep in the heart of Microsoft, Jennifer Chayes and Christian Borgs lead a who's who of mathematics and computer science. The goal? To explore anything they please Every weekday afternoon some 20 ...

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Researchers thought that they were five years away from solving a math riddle from the 1980's. In reality, and without knowing, they had nearly cracked the problem and had just given away much of the ...

The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) has recognized Van H. Vu for his work in combinatorial theory. He is being honored for developing fundamental concentration inequalities for ...

That's been the general contention of the media, which, as a public service, have explained at some length the basics of fast-growing quantities, such as disease, to hammer home how something like a ...

Von Neumann-Morgenstern utility theory is a promising method to measure and model consumer preference. Its theoretical foundations provide explicit risk measures and testable behavioral conditions for ...