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Euclid vs Eratosthenes

Very little is known about Euclid's life--much less than about other famous ancient Greek mathematicians, which is puzzling. It is also strange to me that Euclid didn't write about the Eratosthenes ...
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Krull-dimension of local domain

Let $(R,{\frak m}_R)$ be a local domain (not necessarily Noetherian). That is, $R$ is integral and ${\frak m}_R$ is the unique maximal ideal of $R$. Suppose that ${\frak m}_R$ is finitely generated. ...
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How do I figure out the next number in these series of numbers? [on hold]

I tried everything but I guess I am struggling and I am stumped what number comes next in the sequence. Hints or tips about how to go about this because I am not seeing this. I tried calculating the ...
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(Dynamical) mean field theory for mathematicians?

I am looking for a readable introduction/tutorial on dynamical mean-field theory, written for someone who doesn't know anything about particle physics. My physics background is non-existent beyond ...
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$G_1 \rtimes G_2 \cong G_3 \implies BG_1 \times BG_2 \simeq BG_3$? $G_1 \times G_2 \cong G_3 \implies BG_1 \times BG_2 \simeq BG_3$? [on hold]

As summarized in the title, suppose there is an isomorphism between $G_1 \times G_2$ and $G_3$, is it always true that $BG_1 \times BG_2$ is homotopy equivalent to $BG_3$? If it is not always true ...
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Exact formula for computing n-step transition probability of random walks with self-transitions

Consider a semi-infinite random walks $X_n$, $n=0,1,2,\ldots$, whose state space is a set of consecutive integers and whose one-step transition probabilities are $P_{ij}=\mathrm{Pr}\{X_{n+1}=j|X_n=i\}$...
Let $T : V \to W$ be an isomorphism of vector spaces with bases $B_V$ and $B_W$, which may be of any cardinality. Does there exist a bijection $f : B_V \to B_W$ such that, for each $b_V \in B_V$,...