Decades-old problem in classical geometry solved: First compact pair of bonnets found

For over 150 years, a rule of thumb dating back to the French mathematician Pierre Ossian Bonnet has been accepted in surface ...
Nature

A cost–benefit analysis of the physical mechanisms of membrane curvature

The current challenge is to understand how the cooperative energy contributions of multiple active components drive bending of complex membranes composed of diverse lipids and proteins. Cellular ...
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Scientists overturn 150-year-old geometry rule using twin donut-like torus surfaces

Researchers in the US and Germany have solved a mathematical problem that has puzzled ...
Quanta Magazine

Strangely Curved Shapes Break 50-Year-Old Geometry Conjecture

In an old Indian parable, six blind men each touch a different part of an elephant. They disagree about what the elephant must look like: Is it smooth or rough? Is it like a snake (so thinks the man ...