6
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2answers
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How many triangulations of the genus $g$ surface on $n$ vertices?
By "a triangulation of $X$", I mean a simplicial complex whose geometric realization is homeomorphic to $X$. Tutte showed that the number of combinatorially distinct triangulations …
1
vote
1answer
72 views
Fields whose embeddings into the complex numbers are invariant under complex conjugation
Is there a general notion/description of fields $K$ such that the image of any embedding $K \hookrightarrow \mathbb{C}$ is invariant under complex conjugation, thus inducing an inv …
0
votes
0answers
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Subquotients in ZF
In ZF we have the two relations $A \leq B$ and $A \leq^\ast B$ which relate the size of sets: the first says there is an injection from $A$ to $B$, the second that there is a surje …
1
vote
0answers
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unitary structures on fusion categories
A unitary fusion category is a fusion category with a $C^*$-tensor structure.
Hence, in principle, a fusion categoriy could have more than one unitary structure. Does exist a fusio …
0
votes
1answer
33 views
Group action on the real line
Hi,
I was wondering about the following question:
if you have a faithful action of a group G on the real line R by orientation-preserving homeomorphisms, it is easy to construct …
10
votes
3answers
378 views
Does every Frobenius algebra in a monoidal *-category give a Q-system?
Suppose that C is a fusion C*-cateogry and that A is an irreducible Frobenius algebra object in C, is there always a Frobenius algebra A' isomorphic to A such that A' is a Longo Q- …
2
votes
0answers
22 views
Effective Chebotarev without Artin’s conjecture
Iwaniec and Kowalski, in their famous book Analytic Number Theory states a strong form
of the effective Chebotarev density theorem page 143, and prove it assuming both GRH for Arti …
12
votes
2answers
118 views
Order type of the smallest set containing the identity function and closed under exponentiation
Let $E$ be the smallest set of functions $\mathbb{N}^+\to\mathbb{N}^+$ containing the identity function $n \mapsto n$ and closed under exponentiation $(f,g) \mapsto \left(n \mapst …
3
votes
0answers
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Do operations generate well-ordered sets only?
I've read @TauMu's question about the set of functions $\mathbb N\rightarrow\mathbb N$ generated from the identity map by repeatedly applying exponentia …
4
votes
1answer
129 views
From universal measurability to measurability
Let $(\Omega,\Sigma)$ be a measurable space and $K$ be a compact
metrizable space endowed with its Borel $\sigma$-algebra
$\mathcal{B}(K)$. Let $A\subseteq\Omega\times K$ be …
2
votes
2answers
174 views
Help with this system of Diophantine equations
A couple hours ago, I'd posted a Diophantine equation question, but realized that I'd committed a rather preposterous blunder deriving it.
This is the actual question which I'm tr …
0
votes
1answer
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Eigenvalues of Symmetric Tridiagonal Matrices
Suppose I have the symmetric tridiagonal matrix:
$ \begin{pmatrix}
a & b_{1} & 0 & ... & 0 \\
b_{1} & a & b_{2} & & ... \\
0 & b_{2} & a …
0
votes
0answers
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Lagrange multiplier with multi constraints
I have an equation as below,
min $w^HRw$ subject to $w^HR_aw=J_a$, $w^HR_bw=J_b$
If there is only one constraint such as $w^HR_aw=J_a$ in above expression, it is easy to convert …
12
votes
1answer
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Are there interesting semisimple algebras in non-semisimple categories?
Are there any interesting examples of semisimple algebras in nonsemisimple categories which don't "come from" a semisimple algebra in a semisimple category? That is, if you want t …
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votes
3answers
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How do the compact Hausdorff topologies sit in the lattice of all topologies on a set?
This question is about the space of all topologies on a
fixed set X. We may order the topologies by refinement, so
that τ ≤ σ just in case every τ open set is open …

