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Where does a math person go to learn quantum mechanics?

mar 23 at 15:20 Dylan Wilson 4,056●2●14●37

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Extremely messy proofs

mar 23 at 22:16 Santi Spadaro 686●4●6

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How do I make the conceptual transition from multivariable calculus to differential forms?

mar 23 at 6:56 chairman mao 1

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What are your favorite instructional counterexamples?

apr 12 at 13:54 GA316 41●5

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What do heat kernels have to do with the Riemann-Roch theorem and the Gauss-Bonnet theorem?

mar 23 at 7:02 chairman mao 1

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Why is it a good idea to study a ring by studying its modules?

jun 10 at 23:18 Joël 10.4k●1●20●56

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Does any research mathematics involve solving functional equations?

jan 28 11 at 20:08 Martin Rubey 1,519●5●13

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Is a “non-analytic” proof of Dirichlet’s theorem on primes known or possible?

may 8 at 15:34 Noah Snyder 11.6k●1●27●72

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Is there a high-concept explanation for why characteristic 2 is special?

dec 11 at 0:08 P Vanchinathan 741●3●10

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What is the first interesting theorem in (insert subject here)? [closed]

mar 1 12 at 15:56 Arkapravo 1

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