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Questions that are about research in mathematics, or about the job of a research mathematician, without being mathematical problems or statements in the strictest sense. Do not use this tag for easy or supposedly easy mathematical questions.
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Which mathematical ideas have done most to change history?
Every time I see a question like this I am reminded of something V.I. Arnold wrote, which I take the liberty of quoting here:
All mathematics is divided into three
parts: cryptography (paid for …
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Research-only permanent positions worldwide
In Spain there is the CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas). Specifically the ICMAT employs mathematicians. The permanent staff at the CSIC are public employees with category equivale …
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Mathematicians with both “very abstract” and “very applied” achievements
Raoul Bott. The Bott-Duffin theorem, which is essentially the result of Bott's doctoral thesis (in electrical engineering; the director was Richard Duffin), gives a constructive proof that a positive- …
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Math books for advanced high school students
M. Kac. Statistical independence in probability, analysis, and number theory. It is short (< 100 pages), requires little beyond a good background in one variable calculus, and introduces some real ide …
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Research-level mathematical bookstores
There's a bookstore called ADI on Calle Martin de los Heros in Madrid, near the Arguelles Metro station. They have a decent collection of research level books organized by topic.