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30 claims from 25 papers, showing 21–25 of 25

1. Computer Science › Cellular Automata and Applications

   Conway's Game of Life is Omniperiodic

   Brown, Cheng, Jacobi et al. · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2023

   The paper reports oscillators with the last two missing periods, 19 and 41, in Conway's Game of Life, and gives a history of the long search for oscillators of every period.

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   1. Supported · 71%Oscillators with periods 19 and 41 have been found in Conway's Game of Life, the last two missing, so Life has oscillators of every period.“The search has finally ended, with the discovery of oscillators having the final two periods, 19 and 41, proving that Life is omniperiodic.”

2. Computer Science › Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs

   A non-commutative algorithm for multiplying 4x4 matrices using 48 non-complex multiplications

   Dumas, Pernet and Sedoglavic · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2025

   The authors give a rational-coefficient 4x4 matrix multiplication algorithm with 48 multiplications, plus faster variants and an equivalent 63-multiplication algorithm for 3x4 by 4x7 matrices.

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   1. Supported · 71%The paper proposes a 48-multiplication algorithm for 4x4 matrices using only rational coefficients, valid over any ring except those of characteristic 2.“We propose an algorithm requiring 48 multiplications that uses only rational coefficients, thereby removing the requirement for complex-number arithmetic, and making this algorithm valid over any ring except those of characteristic 2.”

3. Computer Science › Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs

   Fast Matrix Multiplication in Small Formats: Discovering New Schemes with an Open-Source Flip Graph Framework

   Perminov · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2026

   The paper presents an open-source C++ flip graph framework that searches for fast matrix multiplication schemes over several coefficient rings, improving the rank of 79 schemes among 680 studied.

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   1. Supported · 71%A new scheme multiplies a 4×4 matrix by a 4×10 matrix using 115 multiplications, giving an exponent of about 2.80478, below Strassen's.“Notably, a new $4 \times 4 \times 10$ scheme requiring only 115 multiplications is discovered, achieving $ω\approx 2.80478$ and beating Strassen's exponent for this specific size.”

4. Computer Science › Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs

   Flip Graphs with Symmetry and New Matrix Multiplication Schemes

   Moosbauer and Michael · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2025

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   1. Supported · 71%“Our results are new schemes for multiplying $5\times 5$ matrices using $93$ multiplications and $6\times 6$ matrices using $153$ multiplications over arbitrary ground fields.”

5. Computer Science › Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs

   Improving the matrix multiplication exponent with modern optimization and AlphaEvolve

   Dupont, Eisenberger, Kozlovskii et al. · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2026

   The note improves the optimisation step behind the laser method's combination loss analysis, using a reformulation, a machine-learning-based algorithm and AlphaEvolve, giving a slightly lower bound on ω.

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   1. UncheckedThe authors report a new upper bound on the matrix multiplication exponent, ω < 2.371177, slightly below the previous best of 2.371339.“Our combined approach yields an upper bound of $ω$ < 2.371177, improving the previous best bound of 2.371339.”