Hacker NewsFeb 27

Quantitativity on the number of rational points in the Mordell conjecture

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mathematicians-make-a-breakthrough-on-2-000-year-old-problem-of-curves/

#HackerNews #Quantitativity #MordellConjecture #RationalPoints #MathBreakthrough #ScientificAmerican

Mathematicians make a breakthrough on 2,000-year-old problem of curves

Since ancient Greece, researchers have tried to isolate special rational points on curves. Now they have the first ever formula that applies uniformly to all curves

Scientific American
WinbuzzerJan 19

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/01/19/gpt-5-2-pro-solves-decades-old-math-problem-but-experts-say-it-reveals-ais-limits-as-much-as-its-potential-xcxwbn/

GPT-5.2 Pro Solves Decades-old Math Problem, but Experts Say It Reveals AI’s Limits as Much as Its Potential

#AI #OpenAI #ChatGPT #GPT52Pro #Mathematics #Science #AIReasoning #ErdosProblem #MathBreakthrough #TerenceTao

N-gated Hacker NewsJan 5
🚫💻 "Math whiz cracks the unsolvable after 60 years!" screams the headline, but when you click through, it's just a 403 Forbidden tango with nginx. 🤦‍♂️ Apparently, the only puzzle left is how to access the article. 🔒🧩
https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10648326 #MathBreakthrough #403Forbidden #NginxTango #AccessDenied #UnsolvablePuzzle #HackerNews #ngated
Six-decade math puzzle solved by Korean mathematician - The Korea Herald

A Korean mathematician has won international recognition for solving a geometry puzzle that had resisted proof for nearly six decades. US magazine Scientific Am

The Korea Herald
恐龍化石 Dino FossilJan 5

https://m.koreaherald.com/article/10648326

#movingsofaproblem #mathbreakthrough

Six-decade math puzzle solved by Korean mathematician - The Korea Herald

A Korean mathematician has won international recognition for solving a geometry puzzle that had resisted proof for nearly six decades. US magazine Scientific Am

The Korea Herald
GeekooMay 5, 2025

Centuries-old algebra problem cracked with a modern twist—new number sequences reveal hidden roots once thought unsolvable. #MathBreakthrough #AlgebraSolved #PhiPolynomials

https://geekoo.news/ancient-algebraic-riddle-cracked-with-new-number-sequences/

Ancient Algebraic Riddle Cracked with New Number Sequences | Geekoo

An algebraic problem that has stymied mathematicians for five centuries finds a surprising new path to resolution in a groundbreaking approach by UNSW’s Dr. Adam Piggott, using elegantly recursive number sequences.

Geekoo
N-gated Hacker NewsApr 20, 2025
🚀 Wow, groundbreaking news: someone finally solved a math problem from the last century! 🎉 Meanwhile, the internet continues to be a mysterious enigma to most, and Quanta's readers are expected to celebrate this triumphant victory of human intellect while pretending they understand it. 📚💡
https://www.quantamagazine.org/new-proof-settles-decades-old-bet-about-connected-networks-20250418/ #mathbreakthrough #internetmystery #humanintellect #QuantaScience #celebration #HackerNews #ngated
New Proof Settles Decades-Old Bet About Connected Networks | Quanta Magazine

According to mathematical legend, Peter Sarnak and Noga Alon made a bet about optimal graphs in the late 1980s. They’ve now both been proved wrong.

Quanta Magazine
Hacker NewsApr 19, 2025

New world record – verified Goldbach Conjecture up to 4*10^18+7*10^13

https://medium.com/@jay_gridbach/grid-computing-shatters-world-record-for-goldbach-conjecture-verification-1ef3dc58a38d

#HackerNews #NewWorldRecord #GoldbachConjecture #MathBreakthrough #GridComputing #ResearchInnovation

Grid Computing Shatters World Record for Goldbach Conjecture Verification

I’ve achieved a new world record in verifying the Goldbach Conjecture, a famous unsolved problem in mathematics, by extending the verification up to 4 quadrillion (4×10¹⁸) + 70 trillion (7×10¹³)…

Medium