Scenarios like these can often be distilled into polynomial equations. In such cases, you solve, or “optimize” the scenario, by finding the minimum value taken by the polynomial.

Mathematicians have devised a new way to solve higher-order polynomial equations, ushering in a 'dramatic revision of a basic chapter in algebra'.

Mathematicians have devised a new way to solve higher-order polynomial equations, ushering in a 'dramatic revision of a basic chapter in algebra'.

The graph polynomial of a Feynman diagram is defined in terms of the spanning trees and forests of the underlying graph.

The conjecture describes the set of conditions under which a polynomial equation in two variables (such as x2 + y4 = 4) is guaranteed to have only a finite number of solutions that can be written ...