The Mathematics Of Love - Patterns, Proofs, And... Page

"In statistics, we call it a 'rejection of the null hypothesis,'" Arthur smiled. "In plain English? It’s a miracle."

One evening, while working late on a proof regarding the Optimal Stopping Theory —the mathematical rule that suggests you should date and reject the first 37% of potential partners to maximize your chances of finding 'The One'—Arthur looked at Elena. She was laughing at a typo in his notes, her hair falling in a fractal pattern he couldn't quite name. The Mathematics of Love - Patterns, Proofs, and...

Elena stopped laughing. She walked over and picked up a red dry-erase marker. She didn't write a number. She drew a circle around the two of them, then a messy, jagged line that looped back on itself—the symbol for a strange attractor in chaos theory. "In statistics, we call it a 'rejection of