After 84 Years, von Neumann-Day Math Problem Finally Solved
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 16:00
in Mathematics & Economics
A famous math problem that has vexed mathematicians for decades has met an elegant solution by Cornell University researchers. Graduate student Yash Lodha, working with Justin Moore, professor of mathematics, has described a geometric solution for the von Neumann-Day problem, first described by mathematician John von Neumann in 1929.