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Euclidean geometry is a mathematical system attributed to the Alexandrian Greek mathematician Euclid, which he described in his textbook on geometry: the Elements. Euclid's method consists in assuming a small set of intuitively appealing axioms, and deducing many other propositions (theorems) from these.

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Proof of the stable homeomorphism conjecture

For your first question, yes Kirby did prove the n-dimensional annulus conjecture AC$_n$ for $n>4$ in the 1969 Annals paper that you cite. The only reason this might not be clear from reading the pape …
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If you break a stick at two points chosen uniformly, the probability the three resulting sti...

It seems natural to rephrase the question in terms of barycentric coordinates in a triangle. These coordinates are numbers $x$, $y$, $z$ in the interval $[0,1]$ satisfying the equation $x+y+z=1$. We …
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