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Widely accepted mathematical results that were later shown to be wrong?

answered Aug 13, 2010 at 10:23

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Mathematical applications of quantum field theory

answered Nov 26, 2016 at 1:27

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Surprising and Useful Physical Intuition for Mathematical Objects

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Sum Equals Product

answered Aug 10, 2010 at 17:54

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Awfully sophisticated proof for simple facts

answered Oct 17, 2010 at 17:34

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Does the hypergraph structure of the set of subgroups of a finite group characterize isomorphism type?

answered Aug 13, 2010 at 9:39

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Mapping class group of torus, why is $(ST)^3=S^2$?

answered Mar 27, 2020 at 10:38

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How many solutions to $2^a + 3^b = 2^c + 3^d$?

answered Apr 28, 2014 at 17:10

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Introductory text on geometric group theory?

answered Jan 9, 2018 at 13:21

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A fun game related to knot theory

answered Aug 10, 2015 at 18:19

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Hanging a ball with string

answered Oct 27, 2010 at 14:56

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Product of sine

answered Oct 30, 2010 at 5:22

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A prime sequence can be partitioned into two sets of equal or consecutive sum

answered Aug 13, 2010 at 9:22

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How to explain a particular property of the second-to-last bits of primes?

answered Feb 18, 2022 at 14:50

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Asymptotic growth of a certain integer sequence

answered Aug 30, 2010 at 0:14

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Algorithm for computing the Arf invariant of a knot

answered Mar 19, 2015 at 16:49

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Prove $ n!$ is divisible by the number of its positive divisors

answered May 24, 2018 at 4:18

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A specific collection of subgraphs in $K_{70, 70}$

answered Sep 11, 2019 at 0:22

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Explanation of unexpectedly large offset of the first occurrence of five consecutive zeroes in the sequence of second-to-last bits of primes

answered Oct 22, 2020 at 20:08

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Does annular Khovanov homology detect the unknot (in annulus)?

answered Oct 11, 2018 at 21:13

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Sequences of evenly-distributed points in a product of intervals

answered Sep 2, 2010 at 16:31

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Is there order to the number of groups of different orders?

answered Oct 19, 2010 at 7:34

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Widely accepted mathematical results that were later shown to be wrong?

Mathematical applications of quantum field theory

Surprising and Useful Physical Intuition for Mathematical Objects

Sum Equals Product

Awfully sophisticated proof for simple facts

Does the hypergraph structure of the set of subgroups of a finite group characterize isomorphism type?

Mapping class group of torus, why is $(ST)^3=S^2$?

How many solutions to $2^a + 3^b = 2^c + 3^d$?

Introductory text on geometric group theory?

A fun game related to knot theory

Hanging a ball with string

Product of sine

A prime sequence can be partitioned into two sets of equal or consecutive sum

How to explain a particular property of the second-to-last bits of primes?

Asymptotic growth of a certain integer sequence

Algorithm for computing the Arf invariant of a knot

Prove $ n!$ is divisible by the number of its positive divisors

A specific collection of subgraphs in $K_{70, 70}$

Explanation of unexpectedly large offset of the first occurrence of five consecutive zeroes in the sequence of second-to-last bits of primes

Does annular Khovanov homology detect the unknot (in annulus)?

Sequences of evenly-distributed points in a product of intervals

Is there order to the number of groups of different orders?