Modular forms provide a powerful mathematical framework for understanding symmetry in two-dimensional quantum field theories. In conformal field theory (CFT), these holomorphic functions obey ...

“There are five fundamental operations in mathematics,” the German mathematician Martin Eichler supposedly said. “Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and modular forms.” Part of the joke, ...

The 30-year-old math sensation Peter Scholze is now one of the youngest Fields medalists for “the revolution that he launched in arithmetic geometry.” The Quanta Newsletter ...

As modular furniture goes, the Link line isn’t exactly chic or stylish. However, it doesn’t lack in form or function. In fact, the function of this modular, 3D-printed furniture is essentially its ...