User Alexandre Eremenko

106 votes

Nontrivially fillable gaps in published proofs of major theorems

answered Feb 9, 2020 at 3:58

94 votes

Mistakes in mathematics, false illusions about conjectures

answered Jun 3, 2014 at 15:12

79 votes

Mathematical conjectures on which applications depend

answered Jan 18, 2018 at 22:02

79 votes

Is the Riemann zeta function surjective?

answered May 18, 2018 at 2:49

73 votes

Good "casual" advanced math books

answered Feb 11, 2019 at 20:33

72 votes

Liouville's theorem with your bare hands

answered Dec 20, 2012 at 20:43

67 votes

Useless math that became useful

answered Dec 17, 2012 at 21:56

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Lost soul: loneliness in pursing math. Advice needed.

answered Oct 19, 2012 at 3:16

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Teaching homology via everyday examples

answered Jan 1, 2014 at 16:51

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Is spherical trigonometry a dead research area?

answered May 15, 2022 at 13:50

61 votes

Is amateur research in mathematics viable?

answered May 10, 2022 at 15:39

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Is St. Petersburg a good place for the 2022 Int. Congress of Mathematicians

answered Feb 25, 2022 at 21:48

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real symmetric matrix has real eigenvalues - elementary proof

answered Jan 11, 2013 at 14:06

57 votes

Do you know important theorems that remain unknown?

answered Mar 27, 2018 at 19:25

56 votes

How can a mathematician handle the pressure to discover something new?

answered Mar 11, 2018 at 14:42

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On equation $f(z+1)-f(z)=f'(z)$

answered Nov 29, 2012 at 12:48

53 votes

Has the mathematics research community ever been led astray by a dumb mistake?

answered Oct 22 at 14:12

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What is "Teichmüller Theory" and its history?

answered Nov 28, 2012 at 17:40

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Most intriguing mathematical epigraphs

answered Sep 29, 2015 at 12:36

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Is it possible to have a research career while checking the proof of every theorem that you cite?

answered May 4, 2016 at 12:17

48 votes

What are examples of (collections of) papers which "close" a field?

answered Dec 3, 2019 at 20:20

48 votes

Old books still used

answered Dec 28, 2012 at 17:29

47 votes

Trichotomies in mathematics

answered Feb 2, 2013 at 22:14

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What areas of pure mathematics research are best for a post-PhD transition to industry?

answered Apr 2, 2014 at 0:21

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When is one 'ready' to make original contributions to mathematics?

answered Jul 3, 2019 at 14:23

46 votes

Who first proved ergodicity of irrational rotations of the circle?

answered May 16, 2017 at 13:26

43 votes

Not especially famous, long-open problems which anyone can understand

answered Dec 16, 2014 at 23:02

42 votes

What definitions were crucial to further understanding?

answered Dec 3, 2018 at 14:22

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Conjectures or Results?

answered Jun 23, 2021 at 13:10

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Requesting a referee's report on my paper from a math journal

answered May 16, 2017 at 5:27

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Nontrivially fillable gaps in published proofs of major theorems

Mistakes in mathematics, false illusions about conjectures

Mathematical conjectures on which applications depend

Is the Riemann zeta function surjective?

Good "casual" advanced math books

Liouville's theorem with your bare hands

Useless math that became useful

Lost soul: loneliness in pursing math. Advice needed.

Teaching homology via everyday examples

Is spherical trigonometry a dead research area?

Is amateur research in mathematics viable?

Is St. Petersburg a good place for the 2022 Int. Congress of Mathematicians

real symmetric matrix has real eigenvalues - elementary proof

Do you know important theorems that remain unknown?

How can a mathematician handle the pressure to discover something new?

On equation $f(z+1)-f(z)=f'(z)$

Has the mathematics research community ever been led astray by a dumb mistake?

What is "Teichmüller Theory" and its history?

Most intriguing mathematical epigraphs

Is it possible to have a research career while checking the proof of every theorem that you cite?

What are examples of (collections of) papers which "close" a field?

Old books still used

Trichotomies in mathematics

What areas of pure mathematics research are best for a post-PhD transition to industry?

When is one 'ready' to make original contributions to mathematics?

Who first proved ergodicity of irrational rotations of the circle?

Not especially famous, long-open problems which anyone can understand

What definitions were crucial to further understanding?

Conjectures or Results?

Requesting a referee's report on my paper from a math journal