So what's going on with infinity? "This calculation is one of the best-kept secrets in math," said Edward Frenkel, a mathematics professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of ...

Without the theorem of the excluded middle, all kinds of difficulties arise. In fact, many mathematical proofs are based on ...

In Math, we often talk of how a function behaves as a variable approaches limits at infinity. That is, if we let “x” take on larger and larger values, what happens to the value of “y” it creates? It ...

“Infinity” is a strange idea. But it’s crucial if you want to understand anything from philosophy to mathematics. Here’s why. There are three broad domains where infinity can be applied.

Roy Wagner, Infinity Metaphors, Idealism, and the Applicability of Mathematics, Iyyun: The Jerusalem Philosophical Quarterly / עיון: רבעון פילוסופי, כרך‎ 61, חוברת‎ 2, Mathematical Knowledge and Its ...

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 27: Actor Dev Patel attends 'The Man Who Knew Infinity' New York Screening at Chelsea Bow Tie Cinemas on April 27, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty ...

Dev Patel, right, plays Ramanujan, a self-taught mathematics prodigy from India at Cambridge University, and Jeremy Irons plays his mentor, professor G.H. Hardy, in “The Man Who Knew Infinity.” ...

As with so many X-plus-Y movies before it, the writing or explanation of brilliant mathematical formulas in “The Man Who Knew Infinity” is depicted either wordlessly, often by firelight, as ...