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Are there workable algebraic geometry approaches for the pentagon equation?

A pentagon equation is a system of polynomial equations of degree $3$ with several variables and integer coefficients, given by a fusion ring. A fusion ring is given by a finite set of integer ...
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How the axioms of complete boolean algebras of sets can be expressed in terms of *arbitrary* unions and intersections? [closed]

Call abritrary union a unary set-theoretic operation denoted with a large symbol of union "$\bigcup$" like this: (1) $\ \ \ x \in \bigcup\mathbf{M} \iff (\exists A \in \mathbf{M},\ x \in A)$. I ...
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In what sense could “Maximizing a matrix” be and why? [closed]

So if we have the problem to maximize (or minimize) a matrix. What are the most relevant things to look at ? Positive Semi-definiteness, the usual classical matrix norms ? What are the difference ...
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Without AC, which implications between the different definitions of amenability still hold?

More precisely, I would like to know which implications between the following definitions of amenability of a discrete countable (or even finitely generated) group can be proved to hold with only ZF ...
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opposite category

In the 2-category Cat of small categories, for each category $C$ (an object of Cat) there is also the dual category (I dare not write "dual object") $C^{op}$. Is ${op}$ the instance in Cat of a more ...
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Pointwise (in time) convergence in $H^{-1}$ implies pointwise weak convergence in $L^q$, why?

Let $u_n \to u$ in $C^0([0,T];H^{-1}(\Omega))$ and suppose $\lVert u_n \rVert_{L^\infty(0,T;L^\infty(\Omega))} \leq C$ for all $n$. It follows that for almost all $t$, $u_n(t)$ is bounded in ...
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Is it compatible with ZF to assume that every amenable discrete group is finite?

The question is in the title, amenability being understood as the existence of a left-invariant finitely additive probability measure on the group of interest. The case of countable groups is treated ...
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What's the big deal about $M_{13}$?

$M_{13}$ is the Mathieu groupoid defined by Conway in Conway, J. H. $M_{13}$. Surveys in combinatorics, 1997 (London), 1–11, London Math. Soc. Lecture Note Ser., 241, Cambridge Univ. Press, ...
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Mathematica package for supergravity and string theory

I am looking for a Mathematica package that can manipulate tensors for supergravity, string theory or M-theory. I am particularly looking for a package that can do spinor and Clifford algebra ...
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Are there any integers which can't be written as a sum of two fourth powers minus a cube?

To be precise, I am asking: Does there exist an integer $k$ such that there do not exist (possibly negative) integers $x,y,z$ satisfying $x^4+y^4=z^3+k$? Heuristically the answer must be yes, in ...
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On linear functionals with the trace property that aren't positive

Suppose $A$ is a C*-algebra and $\phi:A \to \mathbb{C}$ is a bounded linear functional satisfying $\phi(ab) = \phi(ba)$ (I call this the trace property). How far is $\phi$ from being a (positive) ...
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Inequality for an integral [on hold]

How to prove that the function $$f(r)=(1 - r^2) \int_0^{2\pi}|Re[\frac{e^{i a} (2 - e^{-i s} r)}{(-e^{i s} + r)^2}]|ds$$ for real $a$ and $r\in[0,1]$ attains its maximum for $r=0$ with $f(0)=8$.
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Reference for MacMahon on Overpartitions

In the literature on overpartitions Percy A. MacMahon is usally cited as the genesis of the theory. Often the reference is to his 1916 textbook -- but, having recently checked this out of my school's ...
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Convergence rate of stochastic gradient decent with projections

Given a strong (not only strict) convex function $f: \mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}$. On such problems, stochastic gradient decent (SGD) has a convergence rate of $O(1/T)$, where $T$ is the number of ...
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A pole of function in the article of Springer

I read the article Springer, T.A. On the invariant theory of $SU_2$, Indag. Math. 42, 339-345 (1980). Author considers $\mathbb{C}$-linear map at page $340.$ If $n$ is a positive integer, then write ...
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Variance Gamma Distribution and Process

I have read that a variance gamma process $X_t=\theta G_t+\sigma W_{G_t}$ is such that $X_1\sim Variance Gamma(\theta,\sigma,\nu)$ but the variance gamma distribution has 4 parameters: $\mu$, ...
Let $w$ be an element of a Galois extension $L:\mathbb{Q}$ such that $\text{Gal}(L/\mathbb{Q})=\langle g\rangle$ is cyclic of order $n$ (here $\mathbb{Q}$ is rationals). Suppose we know the continued ...
For a divisor $D$ on a smooth complex projective surface $X$, the stable fixed part is the maximal effective divisor $E$ which, for every $n \in \mathbb{N}$, is contained in every memeber of the ...