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Using the Brun Sieve to show very weak approximation to twin prime conjecture

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closed form of $\sum \frac{1}{z^3 - n^3}$

sequences-and-series complex-analysis closed-form

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$\frac{16}{27} \left( \frac a{b+c} + \frac b{a+c} +\frac c{a+b} \right) ^3 + \left( \frac{abc}{(a+b)(b+c)(a+c)}\right)^{\frac{1}{3}} \geq \frac52$

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Is there a 'far' irrational number?

number-theory analysis diophantine-approximation

asked Feb 14, 2012 at 18:02

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Classifying Unital Commutative Rings of Order $p^2$

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Single Variable Calculus Reference Recommendations

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Integrals 3.384 from Gradshteyn and Ryzhik

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Invariants of binary forms under a $\begin{pmatrix} 1& 1 \\ 0& 1 \end{pmatrix}$ action

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Elementary, direct proof of when $5$ is a quadratic residue mod $p$

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asked Jul 7, 2014 at 22:24

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Prime power Gauss sums are zero

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asked Apr 17, 2013 at 5:35

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Dixon's Theorem to probabilistically bound largest factor of N

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asked Jul 25, 2011 at 8:06

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Equivalent definitions of the trace of a Hilbert-Schmidt operator

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asked Oct 21, 2014 at 20:25

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In the mean value theorem, we are guaranteed $c$ such that $f'(c) = (f(b)-f(a))/(b-a)$. Does $c$ have a name?

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asked Mar 27, 2015 at 21:28

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Do there exist bump functions with uniformly bounded derivatives? [duplicate]

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asked May 2, 2016 at 19:51

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Bounding error of Padé approximation

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asked Nov 17, 2014 at 5:33

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Choosing $a$ s.t. $\frac{a^k - 1}{a-1}$ is not a prime power

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Looking for references on 'non-discrete lattices'

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asked Aug 13, 2013 at 10:51

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A harder tournament to schedule

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asked Sep 23, 2012 at 3:34

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Proving that $(2 \pi i)^{-1} \int e(\pi v^2/y^2) x^v y^{-1} dv = e(-\pi (\log x)^2 y^2 /4)$

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asked Nov 5, 2014 at 20:37

3 votes

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Estimating an exponential sum $\sum_{n = 1}^x e^n/n$

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Modular function for upper triangular matrices from Iwaniec

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Notation confusion in "On Some Results of Atkin and Lehner" article

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asked May 1, 2012 at 21:48

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1 answer

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Finding an irrational not covered in standard proof that $\mu(\mathbb{Q} \cap [0,1]) = 0$ [duplicate]

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asked May 30, 2012 at 0:47

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A pair of integrals of rational powers of sines

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asked Oct 8, 2014 at 23:30

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Basic Monte Carlo simulation of indistinguishable balls and distinguishable bins

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asked Sep 16, 2017 at 23:01

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Estimating the sum of reciprocals of products of two primes

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asked Jul 16, 2015 at 5:25

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Expected distance of a random walk of distance $k$ on the $k$th step

probability random-variables random-walk central-limit-theorem

asked Sep 24, 2015 at 0:31

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1 answer

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Showing that $\int_0^1 \vert 1 - e^{2\pi i z} \vert^{-1} dx \ll \log(2 + y^{-1})$

calculus integration definite-integrals analytic-number-theory

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Proving a bound for $\Gamma(s+u)/\Gamma(s)$

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asked Dec 10, 2014 at 21:52

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Showing that $\{ n\mid \nu(n) \equiv 0 \pmod e\}$ is independent of primitive root

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Using the Brun Sieve to show very weak approximation to twin prime conjecture

closed form of $\sum \frac{1}{z^3 - n^3}$

$\frac{16}{27} \left( \frac a{b+c} + \frac b{a+c} +\frac c{a+b} \right) ^3 + \left( \frac{abc}{(a+b)(b+c)(a+c)}\right)^{\frac{1}{3}} \geq \frac52$

Is there a 'far' irrational number?

Classifying Unital Commutative Rings of Order $p^2$

Single Variable Calculus Reference Recommendations

Integrals 3.384 from Gradshteyn and Ryzhik

Invariants of binary forms under a $\begin{pmatrix} 1& 1 \\ 0& 1 \end{pmatrix}$ action

Elementary, direct proof of when $5$ is a quadratic residue mod $p$

Prime power Gauss sums are zero

Dixon's Theorem to probabilistically bound largest factor of N

Equivalent definitions of the trace of a Hilbert-Schmidt operator

In the mean value theorem, we are guaranteed $c$ such that $f'(c) = (f(b)-f(a))/(b-a)$. Does $c$ have a name?

Do there exist bump functions with uniformly bounded derivatives? [duplicate]

Bounding error of Padé approximation

Choosing $a$ s.t. $\frac{a^k - 1}{a-1}$ is not a prime power

Looking for references on 'non-discrete lattices'

A harder tournament to schedule

Proving that $(2 \pi i)^{-1} \int e(\pi v^2/y^2) x^v y^{-1} dv = e(-\pi (\log x)^2 y^2 /4)$

Estimating an exponential sum $\sum_{n = 1}^x e^n/n$

Modular function for upper triangular matrices from Iwaniec

Notation confusion in "On Some Results of Atkin and Lehner" article

Finding an irrational not covered in standard proof that $\mu(\mathbb{Q} \cap [0,1]) = 0$ [duplicate]

A pair of integrals of rational powers of sines

Basic Monte Carlo simulation of indistinguishable balls and distinguishable bins

Estimating the sum of reciprocals of products of two primes

Expected distance of a random walk of distance $k$ on the $k$th step

Showing that $\int_0^1 \vert 1 - e^{2\pi i z} \vert^{-1} dx \ll \log(2 + y^{-1})$

Proving a bound for $\Gamma(s+u)/\Gamma(s)$

Showing that $\{ n\mid \nu(n) \equiv 0 \pmod e\}$ is independent of primitive root