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How long does the slow inefficient algorithm for computing the product in classical Laver tables take?
Let $(A_{n},*)$ denote the $n$-th classical Laver table. Let
$X_{n}$ be the set of all finite sequences of elements from $A_{n}$.
Define a function $E_{n}:X_{n}\rightarrow X_{n}$ by letting
$E_{n}((...
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Continuous functions and 2-bushy trees
The following problem was asked by Joe Miller in the fall of 2010 at a bar in Madison.
A subtree $T \subseteq 4^{< \omega}$ is $2$-bushy if for some node $\sigma \in T$, every node above $\sigma$ ...
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Infinite Partitions of the Primes and Sums of Reciprocals (Revised)
I have revised my original post. The questions I asked there were not well-put or even thought through. I don't want to delete, however, since some of the comments may be of interest to other MO users....
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Does an existence of large cardinals have implications in number theory or combinatorics?
Does an existence of large cardinals have implications in more down-to-earth fields like number theory, finite combinatorics, graph theory, Ramsey theory or computability theory? Are there any ...
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Polynomial-time algorithm to compare numbers in Conway chained arrow notation
I am looking for a polynomial-time algorithm which, given a character string containing two numbers in Conway's chained arrow notation for large numbers, indicates whether the first number is less ...
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How large is TREE(3)?
Friedman, in _Lectures notes on enormous integers shows that TREE(3) is much larger than n(4), itself bounded below by $A^{A(187195)}(3)$ (where $A$ is the Ackerman function and exponentiation ...