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New Knots in the Lorenz Equations

Tali Pinsky

In this survey, we aim to provide an overview of some of the current research and open questions concerning the relationship between flows in three-dimensional manifolds and knot theory. We will focus on a significant example: knots that arise in the Lorenz equations.
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Short Stories: The Hexagonal Tiling Honeycomb

John C. Baez

The hexagonal tiling honeycomb does not contain polyhedra of the usual sort, with finitely many faces. Instead, it contains flat Euclidean planes embedded in hyperbolic space, each of which is tiled by regular hexagons. These tiled planes can be seen as generalized polyhedra with infinitely many faces.
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Tracing the Light—Introduction to the Mathematics of BioLuminescence Tomography

Yang Yang

This introductory essay endeavors to guide readers through some fascinating mathematics within bioluminescence tomography. The focus lies on formulating the problems and outlining key ideas for their solution without delving into technical details.
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