Several young mathematicians recently revived an old conjecture that may have been inspired by juggling. As mathematician Noga Alon put it, “It’s the power of collaboration, the power of the young gen

Several young mathematicians recently revived an old conjecture that may have been inspired by juggling. As mathematician Noga Alon put it, “It’s the power of collaboration, the power of the young generation, the power of probabilistic methods” that solved the problem.

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Several young mathematicians recently revived an old conjecture that may have been inspired by juggling. As mathematician Noga Alon put it, “It’s the power of collaboration, the power of the young gen

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Several young mathematicians recently revived an old conjecture that may have been inspired by juggling. As mathematician Noga Alon put it, “It’s the power of collaboration, the power of the young generation, the power of probabilistic methods” that solved the problem. https://www. quantamagazine.org/mathematici ans-harness-randomness-to-crack-a-55-year-old-conjecture-20260928/