New Shape Opens ‘Wormhole’ Between Numbers and Geometry

Re:New Shape Opens ‘Wormhole’ Between Numbers and Geometry by paulpauper on Monday July 19, 2021 @09:06PM (#27889074)

Sigh...here we go again. "algebraic geometry is like plotting the equation of a circle" this description and definition is as helpful and accurate as saying a circle is approximated by a square. Pop math writers need to stop likening something as complicated as algebraic geometry to high school algebra.

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Re:New Shape Opens ‘Wormhole’ Between Numbers and Geometry by kevinventullo on Monday July 19, 2021 @10:19PM (#27889465)

What makes you say that? The circle is one of the few familiar objects from grade school geometry which is also an algebraic variety.

Also, where do you see that quote in the article? The only part about circles I saw was the description of the tangent bundle of a circle. This is exactly the kind of example one might see in a first course on differential topology, so I don’t see the issue.

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Re:New Shape Opens ‘Wormhole’ Between Numbers and Geometry by langlands on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @12:05AM (#27889953)

This is actually the first pop math article I've read in a while that didn't make me roll my eyes.

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