Origami Patterns Solve a Major Physics Riddle
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Researchers have used origami patterns to solve a major physics riddle related to particle collisions and amplituhedrons, sparking interesting discussions about the connections between these concepts.
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I went to a talk of his that was "interactive" in that to follow along you could play with an interactive widget, but I can't seem to find it right now. This one about plabic tilings (objects mentioned in the article) is fun too: https://www.math.ucla.edu/~galashin/plabic.html