A new magnum opus posits the existence of a hidden mathematical link akin to the connection between electricity and magnetism. In 2018, as he prepared to be awarded the Fields Medal, math’s highest ...

A basic feature of number theory, prime numbers are also a fundamental building block of computer science, from hashtables to cryptography. Everyone knows that a prime number is one that cannot be ...

Many of his explanations of fundamental ideas now bear his name, a much-honored one among mathematicians. By Kenneth Chang John T. Tate in 2010 receiving the Abel Prize, the equivalent of a Nobel in ...