Peter Shor

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M.I.T., Cambridge, MA

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What recent discoveries have amateur mathematicians made?

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If you break a stick at two points chosen uniformly, the probability the three resulting sticks form a triangle is 1/4. Is there a nice proof of this?

Jun 3, 2011

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Most intricate and most beautiful structures in mathematics

Dec 17, 2010

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Undecidability in Conway's Game of Life

Nov 9, 2010

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Demonstrating that rigour is important

Sep 3, 2010

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Can a mathematical definition be wrong?

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A = B (but not quite); 3-d arrays with multiple recurrences

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Singular values of matrix sums

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Fixed point theorems and equiangular lines

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Is there a general notion of entropy for the states of a C*algebra?

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Complete problems for randomized complexity classes

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