Tom Goodwillie

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algebraic (?) topologist, big fan of the empty set
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Analytic tools in algebraic geometry

apr 20 11 at 21:46 Tom Goodwillie 26.6k●2●58●110

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Prime numbers as knots: Alexander polynomial

dec 1 11 at 3:02 Chandan Singh Dalawat 11.4k●1●39●73

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Counting the Groups of Order n Weighted by 1/|Aut(G)|

aug 9 10 at 17:35 Richard Borcherds 14.1k●2●54●82

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Birational invariants and fundamental groups

jul 24 10 at 21:01 Francesco Polizzi 18.8k●2●34●55

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Pseudoisotopy in low dimensions

sep 13 at 6:27 Ryan Budney 21.6k●1●40●101

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When do basepoints matter in homotopy theory?

mar 7 12 at 15:18 Tom Goodwillie 26.6k●2●58●110

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Analogue of simplicial sets

mar 5 11 at 4:09 Tom Goodwillie 26.6k●2●58●110

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This is not a category. What is it?

dec 17 at 1:31 Tom Goodwillie 26.6k●2●58●110

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Is there a homotopy theory of unbased simply connected spaces?

mar 8 12 at 11:55 Jacob Lurie 6,259●24●36

 

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How can there be topological 4-manifolds with no differentiable structure?
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Example of a manifold which is not a homogeneous space of any Lie group
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What part of the fundamental group is captured by the second homology group?
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Why is the fundamental group of a compact Riemann surface not free ?
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Mathematical ideas named after places
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Taylor’s theorem and the symmetric group
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Each element of fundamental group of a topological group represented by homomorphism? (2)
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What are some examples of colorful language in serious mathematics papers? (2)
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“Largest” finite-dimensional Lie subgroups of Diff(S^n), are they known?
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Examples of non-diffeomorphic smooth manifolds with diffeomorphic tangent bundle
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Is there a Whitney Embedding Theorem for non-smooth manifolds?
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Why is BG infinite dimensional for G finite ?
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Where is number theory used in the rest of mathematics?
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Proving the impossibility of an embedding of categories (2)
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Why chain homotopy when there is no topology in the background?
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Counterexamples in Algebra?
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What is the algebraic geometry version of the spheres?
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Are spectra really the same as cohomology theories?
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Total spaces of $TS^2$ and $S^2 \times R^2$ not homeomorphic
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Extending a diffeomorphism of S^2 to D^3
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Prime ideals in the ring of germs of continuous functions
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Preservation of limits
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Is $PSL(n, Z)$ isomorphic to a subgroup of $GL(n,C)$ or even $GL(n+1,C)$?
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Does a “Chern character” exist for any generalized cohomology theory?
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What determines a model structure?
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When is $SL(n,R) \rightarrow SL(n,R/q)$ surjective?
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Non trivial vector bundle over non-paracompact contractible space
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Does there exist a complex Lie group G such that …
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Is an identity that is true for matrix Lie groups true for all Lie groups?
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What is an example of a compact smooth manifold whose K-theory and Cech cohomology are not isomorphic?
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