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Questions about mathematics which don't fall into the other arXiv categories. If you have a general question about mathematics but it is not research level, it's off-topic but it might be welcomed on Mathematics Stack Exchange.
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Applications of Zariski topology outside alg. geometry
Given two $n\times n$ matrices $A,B$ over a field $k$ let's prove that the characteristic polynomials of $AB$ and $BA$ are equal: $\chi(AB)=\chi(BA)$.
Since the characteristic polynomial of a matrix …
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Individual mathematical objects whose study amounts to a (sub)discipline?
$SL_2\mathbb R$ and its evil universal covering.
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Fermat's little theorem: $n^p\equiv n \; (mod \;p)$ for $p$ prime and all integers $n$.
Synopsis of proof: Reduce to nontrivial case where $p$ doesn't divide $n$, interpret as equality in field of $p …