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Audio Edition: A New Proof Smooths Out the Math of Melting
Season 1 · Episode 32

Audio Edition: A New Proof Smooths Out the Math of Melting

A new proof has smoothed out our understanding of mean curvature flow.

The Quanta Podcast

November 6, 202513m 17s

Show Notes

A powerful mathematical technique is used to model melting ice and other phenomena. But it has long been imperiled by certain “nightmare scenarios.” A new proof has removed that obstacle.


The story A New Proof Smooths Out the Math of Melting first appeared on Quanta Magazine.