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Is there an introduction to probability theory from a structuralist/categorical perspective?

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Which mathematicians have influenced you the most?

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Books you would like to see translated into English

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Is there a category structure one can place on measure spaces so that category-theoretic products exist?

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Pullback measures

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How do we give mathematical meaning to 'physical dimensions'?

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When is $L^2(X)$ separable?

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What are surprising examples of Model Categories?

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Timeline of "foundational" advances in homotopy theory?

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When to pick a basis?

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Interesting examples of vacuous / void entities

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Mindset to understand category theory

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In "splendid isolation"

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How to locate an obscure paper?

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Is the opposite category of commutative von Neumann algebras a topos?

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Seeing stacks in the Calculus of Functors

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Understanding the definition of stacks

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Real manifolds and affine schemes

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Resources for topos theory

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Books you would like to read (if somebody would just write them…)

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Undergraduate Level Math Books

answered Oct 19, 2009 at 18:50

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Why do we care about $L^p$ spaces besides $p = 1$, $p = 2$, and $p = \infty$?

answered Jun 14, 2010 at 21:18

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Integrals from a non-analytic point of view

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What are the occurrences of stacks outside algebraic geometry, differential geometry, and general topology?

answered May 30, 2020 at 22:10

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Reference request: Who first proved that right adjoints preserve limits?

answered Mar 29, 2021 at 15:41

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A non-Abelian de Rham complex?

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German mathematical terms like "Nullstellensatz"

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Undergraduate Level Math Books

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When did the Joyal model structure on simplicial sets originate?

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What is the definition of "canonical"?

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Is there an introduction to probability theory from a structuralist/categorical perspective?

Which mathematicians have influenced you the most?

Books you would like to see translated into English

Is there a category structure one can place on measure spaces so that category-theoretic products exist?

Pullback measures

How do we give mathematical meaning to 'physical dimensions'?

When is $L^2(X)$ separable?

What are surprising examples of Model Categories?

Timeline of "foundational" advances in homotopy theory?

When to pick a basis?

Interesting examples of vacuous / void entities

Mindset to understand category theory

In "splendid isolation"

How to locate an obscure paper?

Is the opposite category of commutative von Neumann algebras a topos?

Seeing stacks in the Calculus of Functors

Understanding the definition of stacks

Real manifolds and affine schemes

Resources for topos theory

Books you would like to read (if somebody would just write them…)

Undergraduate Level Math Books

Why do we care about $L^p$ spaces besides $p = 1$, $p = 2$, and $p = \infty$?

Integrals from a non-analytic point of view

What are the occurrences of stacks outside algebraic geometry, differential geometry, and general topology?

Reference request: Who first proved that right adjoints preserve limits?

A non-Abelian de Rham complex?

German mathematical terms like "Nullstellensatz"

Undergraduate Level Math Books

When did the Joyal model structure on simplicial sets originate?

What is the definition of "canonical"?