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Joe Silverman
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Professor of Mathematics, Brown University. Primary interests: number theory, arithmetic geometry, elliptic curves, arithmetic dynamics, cryptography.
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A book you would like to write
Feb 3, 2011
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'Important' applications of p-adic numbers outside of algebra (and number theory).
Dec 26, 2011
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Have the tides ever turned twice on any open problem?
Mar 16, 2019
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How does "modern" number theory contribute to further understanding of $\mathbb{N}$?
Dec 1, 2012
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Formal group laws and L-series
Jan 16, 2011
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Why do roots of polynomials tend to have absolute value close to 1?
Oct 3, 2014
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The origin(s) of the word "elliptic"
May 8, 2020
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Formal group laws and L-series
Jan 16, 2011
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Uninteresting questions with interesting answers
Mar 24, 2015
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What's a mathematician to do?
Jan 1, 2012
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Should graduate students be encouraged to participate in MO? If so, at what stage?
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Why was "The origin(s) of the word “elliptic” migrated to hsm?
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Is "Reputation Top 0.90%" accurate?
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Can the notion of "squaring" be extended to other shapes?
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J-invariant and isomorphism of elliptic curves over $\mathbb{Q}$
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Why can no prime number appear as the length of a hypotenuse in more than one Pythagorean triangle?
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$ax^3+by^3+cz^3=0$ and Elliptic curves
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Trace of Frobenius of elliptic curve is integer

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