Monday, March 21, 2005
A long unsolved puzzle, originating from the works of Srinivasa Ramanujan, has been cracked at last. Ramanujan's "partitions" (the number 4, for example, contains five partitions: 4, 3+1, 2+2, 1+1+2, and 1+1+1+1) "have been used previously in understanding the various ways particles can arrange themselves, as well as in encrypting credit card information sent over the internet". [New Scientist] [could help advance file sharing app - as Bit Torrent]
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