most recent 30 from http://mathoverflow.net 2013-05-25T06:14:11Z http://mathoverflow.net/feeds/user/27134 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://mathoverflow.net/questions/109279/when-should-i-publish-my-results anonymous 2012-10-10T08:18:06Z 2013-02-05T08:18:25Z

<p>I just finish my masters thesis, and I was told by one of the referees that I should publish some of the results in there. However I feel that I mainly repeat arguments by other people in a slightly more general form.</p> <p>I do feel that I improved certain results. I also approach these results in a different way (thanks to several decades of mathematical development). However the ideas behind the proofs are not mine, and I feel that all I do is rehash the original idea.</p> <p>Of course for a masters thesis this is fine, I do feel very happy with what I did. However I don't know whether or not I should write those into a paper form.</p> <p>I was hoping to get a general advice from those more experienced than me. When do you publish a result? Especially as a young mathematician-to-be.</p>