You Can Approximate Pi by Dropping Needles on the Floor

In this simulation, 66 of the 100 needles crossed a line (you can count ’em). Using this number, we get a value of pi at 3.0303—which is not 3.14—but it's not terrible for just 100 needles. With ...
IEEE

Anytime Automatic Algorithm Selection for the Multi-Agent Path Finding Problem

Abstract: In this study, we propose and develop a Machine Learning-based metasolver for the Multi-Agent Path Finding (MAPF) problem, with the aim of selecting the most suitable solver based on the ...
Scientific American

Mathematicians make a breakthrough on 2,000-year-old problem of curves

Mathematicians just made a big leap forward on one of the field’s all-time favorite problems. Curves—squiggly lines through space, such as a comet’s trajectory or a stock market trend—are some of math ...
IEEE

Efficient Electromagnetic Scattering Simulation of Electrically Extra-Large Problems Using Phase Information and Adaptive Mesh Automation

Abstract: In this article, an efficient simulation method is proposed to analyze extra-large electromagnetic scattering problems. With the incorporation of the traveling wave phase, the ...