A Nobel physicist's lunch order became math, and it took 50 years to crack the code

Richard Feynman restaurant meal math reveals a deeper truth about human choices. His hidden decision-making formula explains ...
InfoQ

The Schema Proliferation Problem in Kafka and Flink Pipelines: How to Solve It

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...
IEEE

Optimal Solving of a Scheduling Problem Using Quantum Annealing Metaheuristics on the D-Wave Quantum Solver

Abstract: Accurately solving discrete optimization problems is still a serious challenge for classical computing systems. Despite significant progress, it is still impossible to optimally solve ...
IEEE

Using the Newton–Raphson Method in the Polarization Technique to Solve Nonlinear Static Magnetic Field Problems

Abstract: The paper presents and compares three potential formulations to solve nonlinear static magnetic field problems by applying the fixed point technique and the Newton-Raphson scheme. Nonlinear ...
InfoQ

Java Concurrency from the Trenches: Lessons Learned in the Wild

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Birgitta Böckeler, Distinguished Engineer at ...
The Indian Express

‘We are solving all SIR problems here’ – inside TMC’s blue and white camp, a laptop hectic phone calls and a long queue

Mamata Banerjee electoral roll camps: At the crossing of Golabari Bazar in Haroa in North 24 Parganas district, a huge blue and white makeshift camp cannot be missed. Decorated with frills hanging ...
GitHub

JCOL: A Java package for solving the graph coloring problem

I ran ColPack (DISTANCE_ONE) on some of the publicly available data sets for comparison. The results are in the following table. On all of the instances, our algorithm is as good or better than the ...
NBC New York

Entrepreneur: Use this problem-solving tactic ‘in times of uncertainty'—it's ‘so important'

If at first you don't succeed, stop wasting time and ask for help, says Tory Burch Foundation president Tiffany Dufu. You can solve problems and build relationships faster if you ask people with ...