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Examples of great mathematical writing

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Why are the sporadic simple groups HUGE?

answered Mar 10, 2010 at 4:24

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Why should I believe the Mordell Conjecture?

answered Feb 20, 2011 at 16:14

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Is there a high-concept explanation for why characteristic 2 is special?

answered Oct 18, 2009 at 4:58

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Most harmful heuristic?

answered Oct 24, 2009 at 21:49

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A bestiary of topologies on Sch

answered Sep 6, 2011 at 9:28

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Rolling a random walk on a sphere

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Which math paper maximizes the ratio (importance)/(length)?

answered Dec 1, 2009 at 5:02

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Which math paper maximizes the ratio (importance)/(length)?

answered Dec 1, 2009 at 3:03

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What is convolution intuitively?

answered Nov 18, 2009 at 2:43

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Explanation for gamma function in formula for $n$-ball volume

answered Nov 19, 2009 at 20:21

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Why do Groups and Abelian Groups feel so different?

answered Oct 26, 2009 at 9:08

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Is there a manifold with fundamental group $\mathbb{Q}$?

answered Oct 26, 2015 at 8:51

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Why Is $e^{\pi\sqrt{232}}$ an Almost Integer?

answered Jul 28, 2010 at 17:01

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two conjugate subgroups and one is a proper subset of the other? plus, a covering space interpretation.

answered Jan 15, 2010 at 7:59

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Schemes and meaning of "geometric intuition"

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$H^4$ of the Monster

answered Jul 1, 2011 at 5:36

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Riemann hypothesis via absolute geometry

answered Jul 4, 2011 at 4:42

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What objects do the cusps of Modular curve classify?

answered Jan 5, 2011 at 19:18

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What are the most attractive Turing undecidable problems in mathematics?

answered Jan 12, 2010 at 16:41

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What is entropy, really?

answered Nov 1, 2013 at 9:13

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Conway's lesser-known results

answered Apr 12, 2020 at 15:43

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What problem in pure mathematics required solution techniques from the widest range of math sub-disciplines?

answered Jun 10, 2017 at 9:22

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Is Furstenberg's topology useful?

answered Oct 18, 2010 at 7:59

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When should you, and should you not, share your mathematical ideas?

answered Oct 27, 2010 at 13:33

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Non-homeomorphic spaces that have continuous bijections between them

answered Jul 6, 2010 at 2:42

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Does any method of summing divergent series work on the harmonic series?

answered Oct 29, 2009 at 4:33

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What does "supersingular" mean?

answered Oct 20, 2009 at 1:50

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Why Drinfel'd-Jimbo-type quantum groups?

answered Nov 16, 2009 at 0:46

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Has the Weil conjectures been proved using other (Weil) cohomology theory?

answered Mar 29, 2012 at 23:47

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Examples of great mathematical writing

Why are the sporadic simple groups HUGE?

Why should I believe the Mordell Conjecture?

Is there a high-concept explanation for why characteristic 2 is special?

Most harmful heuristic?

A bestiary of topologies on Sch

Rolling a random walk on a sphere

Which math paper maximizes the ratio (importance)/(length)?

Which math paper maximizes the ratio (importance)/(length)?

What is convolution intuitively?

Explanation for gamma function in formula for $n$-ball volume

Why do Groups and Abelian Groups feel so different?

Is there a manifold with fundamental group $\mathbb{Q}$?

Why Is $e^{\pi\sqrt{232}}$ an Almost Integer?

two conjugate subgroups and one is a proper subset of the other? plus, a covering space interpretation.

Schemes and meaning of "geometric intuition"

$H^4$ of the Monster

Riemann hypothesis via absolute geometry

What objects do the cusps of Modular curve classify?

What are the most attractive Turing undecidable problems in mathematics?

What is entropy, really?

Conway's lesser-known results

What problem in pure mathematics required solution techniques from the widest range of math sub-disciplines?

Is Furstenberg's topology useful?

When should you, and should you not, share your mathematical ideas?

Non-homeomorphic spaces that have continuous bijections between them

Does any method of summing divergent series work on the harmonic series?

What does "supersingular" mean?

Why Drinfel'd-Jimbo-type quantum groups?

Has the Weil conjectures been proved using other (Weil) cohomology theory?