Questions tagged [reference-request]
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Online References For Fields-Medalist Papers [closed]
I want to take a look at the research that Fields medalists have been awarded for. Is there a known online resource that catalogues this information? I take it that the Fields Medal can be awarded ...
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What is the most upvoted comment?
You can see that the most upvoted question in the main Math Stack Exchange site also has many upvoted comments with one even having over 200 comment upvotes. So then what is the most upvoted comment ...
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Instead of downvotes of academic discuss why not encourage contest response allowing fair and valid explanations? [duplicate]
Concepts and proofs are contestable in Scientific discuss and academics but the practice is usually supported by references (usually peer review, and known authorities in the discipline). I do notice ...
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Should reference-request / book-recommendation questions have different standards than 'less-soft' questions?
I frequently see these questions in the close queue flagged as opinion-based. I have mixed feelings about such threads: overall, I think they can be useful if people explain their answers (several ...
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Finding a post mentioning different kinds of continuity
A long time ago, I saw a post asking about the definitions of other types of continuities besides uniform and Lipschitz ones. If I remember correctly, the answer in that post mentions up to 6 kinds of ...
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On bibliographic references.
On this answer, which provides a bibliographic reference to one of the standard sources of information on the subject of question to which it is attached, was flagged for review for «low quality» and, ...
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What is a good forum for math discussion?
This forum is inadequate for my needs, because the question/answer format is too restrictive.
I need an online forum were I can make questions, and discuss the answers. I want to contact people with ...
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Compiling a book of the most interesting problems solved in Math Stackexchange
I was reading the Princeton Companion of Mathematics compiled by Tim Gowers and team and a thought stuck me.
What we if produced a compilation book of the most interesting problems solved in Math ...
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Anyone know the contest this is from? [closed]
Evidently the problem is to show this is impossible:
$$\frac{z^3}{x^3+y^3+2xyz}=3$$$(x,y,z\in \mathbb N)$
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Why there isn't any solution in positive integers for $z^3 = 3(x^3 +y^3+2xyz)$...
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How do you draw simple lattice diagrams with MathJax? [duplicate]
How do I make a lattice diagram, for example a tower of field extensions, on this website using MathJax?
I'll also accept a redirect to a helpful page. Here's a link to the original question I asked ...
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