Nash equilibria represent a cornerstone in game theory, defining strategy profiles wherein no player can benefit by unilaterally deviating. This concept underpins a myriad of applications, ranging ...

Voting theory is an interdisciplinary field that examines and evaluates the procedures and algorithms underlying collective decision‐making. Recently, researchers have focused on bridging voting ...

A new theory could bring a way to make quantum algorithm development less of an accidental process, say scientists. In 2019, Google claimed it was the first to demonstrate a quantum computer ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

On the 19th of February 2025, M.Sc. Andreas Grigorjew defends his PhD thesis on Algorithms and Graph Structures for Splitting Network Flows, in Theory and Practice. The thesis is related to research ...