Tag: mathematicians
Mathematicians Solve Infamous ‘Moving Sofa Problem’
Opinion Mathematicians Solve Infamous ‘Moving Sofa Problem’ What’s the largest couch that can turn a corner? After 58 years, we finally know By Jack Murtagh edited by Jeanna Bryner For those who have wrestled a bulky couch around a tight corner and lamented, “Will this even fit?” mathematicians have heard your pleas. Geometry’s “moving sofa…
Mysterious Constant That Makes Mathematicians Despair
Mysterious Constant That Makes Mathematicians Despair The proof that the Apéry constant is irrational remains one of the most bizarre events in the history of mathematics By Manon Bischoff edited by Daisy Yuhas Mathematicians attended Roger Apéry’s lecture at a French National Center for Scientific Research conference in June 1978 with a great deal of…