Two Researchers Are Rebuilding Mathematics From the Ground Up (opens in new tab)

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By replacing the most fundamental concept in topology, Peter Scholze and Dustin Clausen are taking the first step in a far bigger program to understand why numbers behave the way they do. The post Two Researchers Are Rebuilding Mathematics From the Ground Up first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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