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 Qua
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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