7 Unique Facts Behind the Complexity of Mathematics

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There is a number so large that it cannot fit in the universe. (Photo: New Scientist)

JAKARTA – Mathematics stores various formulas and various things that are considered complicated regarding other numbers. However, it turns out there are several unique facts behind it.

Launching from New Scientist, Monday (4/3/2024), unique facts behind the complexity of mathematics can be found in the midst of everyday life.

1. Hat tile pattern

In a corner of the kitchen which is claimed to be the best in the world there is an architectural pattern called a “hat”. This designation sticks because tile patterns can completely cover a surface without ever creating a repeating pattern.

For decades, mathematicians have wondered whether any single tile could do such a thing. Roger Penrose discovered a pair of tiles in the 1970s that indicated they could form it. But no one could find a single tile that when laid out would have the same effect. That principle changed when the hat tile pattern was discovered last year.

2. Unique patterns of millions of people

One human is considered one in a million or should be 1 in 10^68. This number, called doppelgängion by mathematician Antonio Padilla is difficult to understand because its unit value is followed by 100 million trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion zeros and corresponds to the probability of finding an exact version of a human being elsewhere in the universe.

Describing such large numbers is so difficult that quantum physics is required to calculate them. There are only a limited number of quantum states encountered in a human-sized space. This count is thought to reach the doppelgängion by adding them all together. Padilla also wrote about four other amazing numbers.