Mathematical Physics

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• A 'Rebel' Without a Ph.D. | Quanta Magazine — Freeman Dyson interview on career, contrarianism, and mathematical problem-solving
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• Mathematicians Prove Symmetry of Phase Transitions | Quanta Magazine — Proof of universal rotational invariance at physical phase transition critical points
• The New Math of Wrinkling Patterns | Quanta Magazine — Mathematical theory predicting wrinkling patterns in elastic thin sheets
• When mathematics meets aesthetics: Tessellations as a precise tool for solving complex problems — Tessellation parqueting-reflection principle solves boundary value problems analytically