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Sean Tilson
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I used to study (stable) homotopy theory which is a branch of topology. I am particularly interested in commutative ring spectra and computational questions.

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Integral cohomology (stable) operations
Dec 27, 2010
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Colloquial catchy statements encoding serious mathematics
Feb 6, 2011
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$G_2$ and Geometry
Dec 14, 2010
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How should a homotopy theorist think about sheaf cohomology?
Jul 20, 2010
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How to introduce notions of flat, projective and free modules?
Nov 18, 2010
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Mathematical "urban legends"
Jan 25, 2011
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PDE on manifolds
Feb 8, 2010
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The whole plethora of topology
Mar 14, 2011
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Complex orientations on homotopy
Mar 3, 2010
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Comodule exercises desired
Jul 28, 2010
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How hard is the proof of $\pi$ or $e$ being transcendental?
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Classical mechanics without coordinates book
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Lie theory, Representations and particle physics
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Applications of Algebraic Topology to physics
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What is the difference between topological and metric spaces?