User Steven-Owen - Mathematics Stack Exchange

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Calculating Topological Genus

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may 17 at 20:18 Steven-Owen 1,335

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What are some examples of a mathematical result being counterintuitive?

intuition big-list

may 5 at 7:12 Gastón Burrull 1,261

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In the history of mathematics, has there ever been a mistake?

math-history fake-proofs

apr 28 at 18:46 Pete L. Clark 44.5k

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Do Groebner bases give the smallest generating set for Ideals?

commutative-algebra

apr 13 at 16:54 Jim 8,358

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Harris' AG ex 2.24: projective variety under regular map.

algebraic-geometry

apr 6 at 11:35 Georges Elencwajg 44.8k

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Show that $k[x,y,z]/(xz-y^2)$ is not a UFD.

ring-theory

apr 3 at 20:58 Mariano Suárez-Alvarez♦ 53.1k

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Polynomials vanishing and non-intersecting varieties.

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mar 31 at 6:39 jerrysciencemath 976

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A linear subspace of projective space

algebraic-geometry projective-geometry

mar 29 at 12:58 Georges Elencwajg 44.8k

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Do complex eigenvalues of a real matrix imply a rotation-dilation?

linear-algebra

mar 25 at 14:31 Marc van Leeuwen 23.8k

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Is primitivity invariant under matrix conjugation.

matrices

mar 22 at 12:22 user1551 16.6k

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Find three integers $a,\, b,\,$ and $c$ such that $\sqrt{a^2+b^2}$, $\sqrt{a^2+c^2}$, $\sqrt{c^2+b^2}$, and $\sqrt{a^2+b^2+c^2}$ are all integers.

number-theory diophantine-equations

mar 11 at 22:16 Community♦ 1

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Subspace of Noetherian space still Noetherian

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feb 25 at 23:39 Adeel 1,573

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The closure of an irreducible subset of an irreducible space is irreducible.

general-topology

feb 25 at 22:09 Alex Becker 27.9k

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Radical Ideals: Show that $\sqrt{\sqrt{I}+\sqrt{J}}=\sqrt{I+J}$

abstract-algebra ideals

feb 25 at 21:39 Steven-Owen 1,335

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Equivalence of Affine Varieties defined as an image and as vanishing set.

algebraic-geometry

feb 10 at 19:30 Jim 8,358

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Question about Irreducible Polynomials Being Relatively Prime.

abstract-algebra irreducible-polynomials

feb 10 at 14:29 Martin Brandenburg 22.5k

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Quadratic Extension of Finite field

finite-fields extension-field

dec 2 at 4:25 Dilip Sarwate 7,806

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Using characters in finite fields to find number of solutions to polynomials.

homework finite-fields

dec 1 at 19:54 Steven-Owen 1,335

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Generators of Finite Fields and Quadratic Extensions

finite-fields

dec 1 at 19:43 Steven-Owen 1,335

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Nonzero trace in finite fields and proving irreducibility.

homework finite-fields

nov 27 at 16:40 Steven-Owen 1,335

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Show the polynomial $(x-\alpha)(x-\alpha^p)\cdots(x-\alpha^{p^{n-1}})$ is in $F_p[x]$ if $\alpha\in F_{p^n}$

finite-fields

nov 26 at 22:59 Steven-Owen 1,335

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Is 3 ever a seventh power mod a prime $p$ if $p\equiv 1 (7)$

homework number-theory quadratic-reciprocity

nov 3 at 19:17 Community♦ 1

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Proving without reciprocity laws that if $p>0$ a prime such $p=1(5)$ then 5 is a quadratic residue mod $p$.

number-theory quadratic-reciprocity

oct 30 at 21:54 dinoboy 1,749

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Higher Dimensional analogue to translation and rotation.

linear-algebra geometry

oct 23 at 0:38 Christopher A. Wong 6,466

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Are all finite groups cyclic?

group-theory fake-proofs

oct 9 at 6:45 Qiaochu Yuan 117k

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Confidence Intervals Paradox

probability probability-theory probability-distributions

may 25 '12 at 11:40 Hurkyl 21.5k

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Are questions of convergence important in real life?

convergence math-history applications

may 14 '12 at 23:35 Steven Stadnicki 14.2k

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Cauchy's Integral Formula and Green's Theorem

complex-analysis

may 9 '12 at 16:47 Michael Hardy 48k

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What is the module $\operatorname{Hom}(M,N)$ where $R=\mathbb{C}[x]$ and $M=R/(x)$ and $N=R/(x-1)$.

abstract-algebra ring-theory modules

may 8 '12 at 23:54 Community♦ 1

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Three Dimensional Fourier Transform of Radial Function without Bessel and Neumann

fourier-analysis spherical-coordinates

may 7 '12 at 16:57 joriki 92.5k

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