%0 Journal Article %1 wolchover2021numbers %A Wolchover, Natalie %D 2021 %J Quanta Magazine %K 00a06-mathematics-for-nonmathematicians 03-01-mathematical-logic-and-foundations-instructional-exposition 03-03-mathematical-logic-and-foundations-historical 03e17-cardinal-characteristics-of-the-continuum 03e50-continuum-hypothesis-and-martins-axiom %T How Many Numbers Exist? Infinity Proof Moves Math Closer to an Answer. %U https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-many-numbers-exist-infinity-proof-moves-math-closer-to-an-answer-20210715/ %X For 50 years, mathematicians have believed that the total number of real numbers is unknowable. A new proof suggests otherwise.

@article{wolchover2021numbers, abstract = {For 50 years, mathematicians have believed that the total number of real numbers is unknowable. A new proof suggests otherwise.}, added-at = {2021-07-19T03:19:12.000+0200}, author = {Wolchover, Natalie}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2c987372d22da6b1951cf04cbfdc64aa7/gdmcbain}, interhash = {0858854146e30a2ba7a9a488339b5168}, intrahash = {c987372d22da6b1951cf04cbfdc64aa7}, journal = {Quanta Magazine}, keywords = {00a06-mathematics-for-nonmathematicians 03-01-mathematical-logic-and-foundations-instructional-exposition 03-03-mathematical-logic-and-foundations-historical 03e17-cardinal-characteristics-of-the-continuum 03e50-continuum-hypothesis-and-martins-axiom}, month = jul, timestamp = {2021-07-19T03:19:12.000+0200}, title = {How Many Numbers Exist? Infinity Proof Moves Math Closer to an Answer.}, url = {https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-many-numbers-exist-infinity-proof-moves-math-closer-to-an-answer-20210715/}, year = 2021 }