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My mathematical interests include Topological Quantum Field Theory, Algebraic Topology, Number Theory and Combinatorics.

Litterarum radices amarae, fructus dulces. (Bitter are the roots of study, but how sweet their fruit.) — Cato

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Ramanujan's First Letter to Hardy and the Number of $3$-Smooth Integers

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Going to the Movies!

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Consequences of Degree Theory

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Fractional Part Double Summations

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On the Limit of Stirling's Approximation

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Dedekind Sum Congruences

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Does too much study cause mental illness?

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Positive integers $k = p_{1}^{r_{1}} \cdots p_{n}^{r_{n}} > 1$ satisfying $\sum_{i = 1}^{n} p_{i}^{-r_{i}} < 1$

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What is a Structured Polyhedron?

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Does vinegar have bactericide properties that help remedy food poisoning?

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Top Answers
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Proofs that every mathematician should know?
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Funny identities
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Funny identities
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Does $\zeta(3)$ have a connection with $\pi$?
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Which one result in maths has surprised you the most?
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Funny identities
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Does it ever make sense NOT to go to the most prestigious graduate school you can get into?
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What is (a) geometry?
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Funny identities
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Is a power set null because it contains an empty set?
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Most important elementary math skills
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How to prove Euler's formula: $e^{it}=\cos t +i\sin t$?
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There are exactly 116 different groups P where $7\mathbf{Z}^{3} \subset P \subset \mathbf{Z}^{3}$
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What is the last digit of $\pi$?
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Proving the identity $\sum_{n=-\infty}^\infty e^{-\pi n^2x}=x^{-1/2}\sum_{n=-\infty}^\infty e^{-\pi n^2/x}.$
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Find the sum of all the multiples of 3 or 5 below 1000
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How can I prove $\underbrace{\int \ldots \int}_{n} |x| dx = \frac{x^n |x|}{n+1}+C$?
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Understanding an integral from page 15 of Titchmarsh's book “The theory of the Riemann Zeta function”
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What are some examples of a mathematical result being counterintuitive?
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Funny identities
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Intuitive Understanding of the constant “e”
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Another magic re-write question, picture!
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Prove $e^{i \pi} = -1$
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Why does this expression equal $\pi$?
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Intuitive reasoning behind $\pi$'s appearance in bouncing balls.
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Is there any famous number theory conjecture proven impossible to be find out the truth or false?
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Best Cities for Mathematical Study
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Why is $\omega$ the smallest $\infty$?
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Elliptic functions and Weierstrass $\wp$-function
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Help with summing a power series
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