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Where mathematics and astrophysics meet

June 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 36 vote(s) | User comments: 2

The mathematicians were trying to extend an illustrious result in their field, the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra. The astrophysicists were working on a fundamental problem in their field, the problem of gravitational ...


Pitt receives $2.5 million to simulate and analyze brain, immune system activity

June 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Models of how systems evolve and function under certain conditions could lead to better medical understanding of when and how to treat patients
In an effort to promote the application of mathematics to medical ...


Report on citation statistics: Numbers with a number of problems

June 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | No comments yet

The International Mathematical Union today released the Citation Statistics report. Citation-based statistics, such as the impact factor, are often used to assess scientific research, but are they the best measures of research ...


NIST releases preview of much-anticipated online mathematics reference

June 27, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a five-chapter preview of the much-anticipated online Digital Library of Mathematical Functions (DLMF). In development for over a decade, the DLMF is ...