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Who made the famous error in calculation that 'wasted' the final years of his life?

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Siegel zeros and other "illusory worlds": building theories around hypotheses believed to be false

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On mathematical aspects of the most recent Nobel Prize in economics winners' work

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Abstract definition of convex set

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Why is Lebesgue measure theory asymmetric?

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Interpretation of the action in classical mechanics

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Conway's lesser-known results

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What are some examples of colorful language in serious mathematics papers?

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Why are so few operations with arity bigger than 2?

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Free division rings?

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Advantages of diffeological spaces over general sheaves

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What advanced area of mathematics can be delved into with only basic calculus and linear algebra

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Never appeared forthcoming papers

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Difference between 'generalized gradient' and 'subgradient' ?

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Algebraic geometry additionally equipped with field automorphism operation

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Why are finite simple groups useful?

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Reference Request: Independence of the ultrafilter lemma from ZF

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Defining Multiplication in Polynomials over Rings of Matrices

answered Dec 30, 2010 at 12:44

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"Let $x \in A$", beginning a proof of "$\forall x \in A$ ...", if A were empty

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Independence of P = NP?

answered Dec 21, 2010 at 8:54

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How to make Ext and Tor constructive?

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Arguments against large cardinals

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Mathematics with the negation of AC

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Are integers real?

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What are the main structure theorems on finitely generated commutative monoids?

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On classifying groups of order $p^5$

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Examples of algebras satisfying (a+b)(c+d)=ac+bd

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A More Advanced Version of Aluffi's Chapter 0

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How to recognize if a lattice is distributive?

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Automatic proof in Euclidean Geometry using Theory of Groebner Bases

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Who made the famous error in calculation that 'wasted' the final years of his life?

Siegel zeros and other "illusory worlds": building theories around hypotheses believed to be false

On mathematical aspects of the most recent Nobel Prize in economics winners' work

Abstract definition of convex set

Why is Lebesgue measure theory asymmetric?

Interpretation of the action in classical mechanics

Conway's lesser-known results

What are some examples of colorful language in serious mathematics papers?

Why are so few operations with arity bigger than 2?

Free division rings?

Advantages of diffeological spaces over general sheaves

What advanced area of mathematics can be delved into with only basic calculus and linear algebra

Never appeared forthcoming papers

Difference between 'generalized gradient' and 'subgradient' ?

Algebraic geometry additionally equipped with field automorphism operation

Why are finite simple groups useful?

Reference Request: Independence of the ultrafilter lemma from ZF

Defining Multiplication in Polynomials over Rings of Matrices

"Let $x \in A$", beginning a proof of "$\forall x \in A$ ...", if A were empty

Independence of P = NP?

How to make Ext and Tor constructive?

Arguments against large cardinals

Mathematics with the negation of AC

Are integers real?

What are the main structure theorems on finitely generated commutative monoids?

On classifying groups of order $p^5$

Examples of algebras satisfying (a+b)(c+d)=ac+bd

A More Advanced Version of Aluffi's Chapter 0

How to recognize if a lattice is distributive?

Automatic proof in Euclidean Geometry using Theory of Groebner Bases