tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post249858554984034379..comments2023-12-21T06:35:36.624-05:00Comments on Recursivity: Bad Mathematics on Π DayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-84280746764195436912017-03-28T13:00:30.049-04:002017-03-28T13:00:30.049-04:00It's not all "Bad Mathematics on Π Day&qu...It's not all "Bad Mathematics on Π Day"<br /><br />"A CONCEPTUAL BREAKTHROUGH IN SPHERE PACKING<br />HENRY COHN<br />On March 14, 2016, the world of mathematics received an extraordinary Pi Day<br />surprise when Maryna Viazovska posted to the arXiv a solution of the sphere packing<br />problem in eight dimensions [15]."<br /><br />arXiv:1611.01685<br /><br />I thought this addendum would provide a bit of balance to the blog.jwaltoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00276369335615707826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-51522893821777145602017-03-25T19:52:05.272-04:002017-03-25T19:52:05.272-04:00I've wasted a lot of time discussing subjects ...I've wasted a lot of time discussing subjects with people who refuse to accept a term of art and then use that term accordingly. I've offered to make up a new term so that there is no confusion with the common meaning(s) of the official term. When the person will not accept this offer, I'm suspicious that they simply don't want the associated concepts to be discussed at all.<br /><br />~~ PaulPaul C. Anagnostopouloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07146336984557843642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-65752146224435820322017-03-18T23:31:54.851-04:002017-03-18T23:31:54.851-04:00http://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/arbitrarilyhttp://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/arbitrarilyJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10876775111703252840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-5988682974916491742017-03-16T13:37:47.062-04:002017-03-16T13:37:47.062-04:00So now I'll be nervous about saying anything m...So now I'll be nervous about saying anything more about Pi Day!<br /><br />https://timpanogos.wordpress.com/2017/03/14/a-pie-for-a-pi-a-roundup-of-justice-on-%cf%80-day/comment-page-1/#comment-466052Ed Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10056539160596825210noreply@blogger.com