Real and imaginary: The time-dependent Schrödinger equation formulated using complex numbers. (Courtesy: iStock/piranka) Complex numbers are essential to achieve the most accurate quantum-mechanical ...

Recent decades have witnessed a bloom in research at the interface of complex geometry and nonlinear partial differential equations. This interdisciplinary field explores the deep and intricate ...

Complex geometry and algebraic geometry are intertwined disciplines that investigate spaces defined by complex analytic structures and polynomial equations. Complex geometry focuses on complex ...

In the third instalment of a series to mark the 10th anniversary of the Future Science Prize, Victoria Bela and Holly Chik look at Professor Mok Ngaiming’s fundamental contributions to the field of ...

In spite of their name, “imaginary” numbers are as real as any other numbers, especially when it comes to hunting for lost treasure. For our first Insights puzzle of 2019, let’s go on a treasure hunt.

Imagine winding the hour hand of a clock back from 3 o’clock to noon. Mathematicians have long known how to describe this rotation as a simple multiplication: A number representing the initial ...