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19 votes
3 answers
3k views

Why does rational trigonometry not work over a field of Characteristic 2?

14 votes
4 answers
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How was this approximation of $\pi$ involving $\sqrt{5}$ arrived at?

8 votes
2 answers
530 views

What transcendental numbers are produced by $\sin{\alpha}$ when $\alpha$ is algebraic/constructible/rational (in radians)?

7 votes
1 answer
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How does trigonometry in a Galois field work?

5 votes
2 answers
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Is the continued fraction of the square root of a base $\phi$ (golden ratio) number periodic when the continued fraction is expressed in base $\phi$?

5 votes
2 answers
653 views

Computer Algebra Systems for Experimental Mathematics (especially Integer Relations with PSLQ)

5 votes
1 answer
209 views

Are the ring of integers of the constructible numbers a Euclidean domain?

5 votes
1 answer
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When is $\mathbb Z[\zeta_n]$ a Euclidean Domain?

3 votes
1 answer
238 views

Are some Lucas numbers always coprime with all previous Lucas numbers?

2 votes
0 answers
136 views

How accurately can a irrational algebraic number represent a different irrational number compared to a rational approximation?

2 votes
1 answer
143 views

For integers $a$ and $b \gt 0$, and $n^2$ a sum of two square integers, does this strategy find the largest integer $x | x^2 \lt n^2(a^2 + b^2)$?

2 votes
0 answers
176 views

Are there 3D tilings of a 3D projective hyperplane or 3-sphere?

2 votes
1 answer
1k views

Formula for how many combinations of powers of 2 sum to $2^n$

2 votes
2 answers
164 views

What is a field with bounded whole and unbounded fractional part called?

2 votes
0 answers
198 views

Lower bounds on possible integer relations from the PSLQ algorithm

2 votes
0 answers
131 views

Under what conditions is a tower of quadratic extensions a UFD, GCD domain, or just an Integral Domain?

1 vote
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49 views

Monadic Second-order Logic of 2 Successors and Binary Tree Automata

1 vote
1 answer
56 views

In what way is a quadratic extention to a finite field isomorphic to a finite field of higher order?

1 vote
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538 views

When are the integers extended with the nth root of unity a unique factorization domain? [duplicate]

1 vote
1 answer
122 views

Why is the set of all true first-order statements about non-negative integers in the language with only equality, $+$ and $\times$ undecidable?

1 vote
1 answer
396 views

What is the smallest fraction produced by a sum of fractions with bounded denominator?

1 vote
1 answer
663 views

Closest rational approximation of $\sqrt x$ with denominator having prime powers $\lt n$

1 vote
1 answer
422 views

How do I determine appropriate rational approximations to a sum of square roots in order to bound the error accumulation?

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How is Lagrange's $2\sqrt{D}$ bound on partial denominators proven for periodic regular continued fractions of quadratic irrationals