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Where does the word “torsion” in algebra come from?
abstract-algebra
group-theory
terminology
math-history
asked Feb 11 at 21:33
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Classical results proved using quantum mechanics
quantum-mechanics
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What mechanisms allow conductors to be transparent?
electromagnetism
visible-light
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Can words in regular languages be generated by automata in a unique way?
automata-theory
fl.formal-languages
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Numerical optimisation in presence of fast algorithm for some axes
numerical-methods
numerical-optimization
asked Oct 6 '11 at 22:20
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Generate a random point within a circle (uniformly)
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what math do i need to convert this number
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Abusing the algebra of algebraic data types - why does this work?
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18
Creating functions over Enumerations
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18
How to input greek symbols like \beta, \lambda in emacs Haskell mode?
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Why are $3D$ transformation matrices $4 \times 4$ instead of $3 \times 3$?
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How do functional programming languages work?
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10
Affine transformation algorithm
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10
How can I further optimize this color difference function?
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What is wrong with this simple type definition? (Expecting one more argument to…)
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Simple numerical methods for calculating the digits of Pi
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Applications of the Fibonacci sequence
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how accurate is the altitude measurement in mobile phones
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7
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6
Detecting Acceleration in a car (iPhone Accelerometer)
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6
Does Haskell require a garbage collector?
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6
If all sets were finite, how could the real numbers be defined?
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6
Who discovered momentum?
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5
How to get Yaw, Pitch and Roll from a 3D vector
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5
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5
why does an infinite loop of the unintended kind increase the CPU use?
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5
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5
My mental block - struggling to learn Objective C
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Maths in Programing Video Games
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Irreducible tensors concept
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