OpenAI’s announcement of an AI-generated solution to the Navier–Stokes problem has intensified speculation that mathematics might soon be “solved,” as many have said that chess and Go have been “solved.” In this talk, I challenge this narrative by questioning two assumptions on which it rests: that AI has genuinely solved a mathematical problem, and that mathematics is fundamentally about solving...

In October 2006, the DFG announced that the BMS would receive funding as a graduate school within the “Excellence Initiative.” 20 years later, we are happy and proud to celebrate not only the 20th anniversary of the BMS, but also to mark this milestone by launching the 2nd funding period of Cluster of Excellence MATH+.

Quasicrystals were discovered in the 1980s and have led to a paradigm change in crystallography. Their existence shows that order can exist without regular repetition. They scatter X-rays into patterns with sharp peaks, much like ordinary crystals. Yet the mathematics behind this picture holds a surprise: in many models, countless faint peaks fill the gaps and remain hidden only because instrument...

As in previous years, the Berlin Clusters of Excellence will once again team up to host the “Science Slam” as part of Berlin Science Week 2026 on 6 November. The Science Slam showcases exciting research from across participating Clusters of Excellence. Don't miss the chance to see Berlin’s brightest young scientists take the stage.

In der Vortragsreihe MATHINSIDE geben Wissenschaftler*innen des Exzellenzclusters MATH+ spannende Einblicke in ihre Forschungsarbeit und in die Anwendungsgebiete der Mathematik. Das Vortragsprogramm eignet sich hervorragend als Ausflugsziel für Schulklassen und -kurse ab Klassenstufe 10.

Am 9. Oktober heißt es wieder: Einschalten zur „Mathenacht aus Berlin, Bonn und Münster“! Wissenschaftler*innen der Exzellenzcluster MATH+ (Berlin), Hausdorff Center for Mathematics (Bonn) und Mathematik Münster zeigen online in Workshops für Kinder und Jugendliche, einer Talkrunde zu "KI und die Zukunft der Mathematik" sowie drei Vorträgen, wie vielfältig und faszinierend Mathematik sein kann....