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Two Students Unravel a Widely Believed Math Conjecture | Quanta Magazine

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Mathematicians thought they were on the cusp of proving a conjecture about the ancient structures known as Apollonian circles. But a summer project would lead to its downfall.

Two Students Unravel a Widely Believed Math Conjecture | Quanta Magazine Home Two Students Unravel a Widely Believed Math Conjecture Read Later Share Copied! Comments Read Later Read Later number theory Two Students Unravel a Widely Believed Math Conjecture By Max G. Levy August 10, 2023 Mathematicians thought they were on the cusp of proving a conjecture about the ancient structures known as Apollonian circles. But a summer project would lead to its downfall. Read Later About 2,200 years ago, the Greek geometer Apollonius of Perga inquired about how circles would fit together if they all touc

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