Journey into Maths Country — Season 1, Episode 9: A Complex Picnic
Documentary • 10 min • 2 seasons, 20 episodes • ★ 8.5/10
Episode synopsis
We have known for a long time that some equations can't be solved as the answers are numbers that don't exist. Fortunately, a slew of mathematicians have uncovered a new field of numbers that now play a vital role in modern mathematics.
About Journey into Maths Country
Math is an exotic and confusing country. We speak a bizarre language, full of homeomorphisms, differential varieties, transfinite numbers. But we also find epic landscapes, dizzying ideas and even, sometimes, useful things!