IN many problems of pure and applied mathematics it is required to express a given function in terms of certain polynomials, such as those associated with the names of Legendre and Hermite. The ...
Before being mortally wounded in a duel at age 20, Évariste Galois discovered the hidden structure of polynomial equations. By studying the relationships between their solutions — rather than the ...
New work establishes a tighter connection between the rank of a polynomial and the extent to which it favors particular outputs. When you deposit a quarter and turn the crank on a gumball machine, the ...