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Alexandre Eremenko
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Retired professor of Mathematics. Interested in history of mathematics, science and technology, ancient history and history of Eastern Europe.

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Nontrivially fillable gaps in published proofs of major theorems
Feb 9, 2020
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Mistakes in mathematics, false illusions about conjectures
Jun 3, 2014
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Is the Riemann zeta function surjective?
May 18, 2018
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Mathematical conjectures on which applications depend
Jan 18, 2018
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Good "casual" advanced math books
Feb 11, 2019
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Liouville's theorem with your bare hands
Dec 20, 2012
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Has the mathematics research community ever been led astray by a dumb mistake?
Oct 22, 2024
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Lost soul: loneliness in pursing math. Advice needed.
Oct 19, 2012
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Is amateur research in mathematics viable?
May 10, 2022
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Useless math that became useful
Dec 17, 2012

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Best of MathOverflow, or papers inspired by MathOverflow
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How should we react to the existence of Math Educators SE?
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What MO is for and what is *your* aim in participation?
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Using MathOverflow to get new results in your research and publish them afterwards
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"Newbie-style" questions: is there an "official" viewpoint of MO?

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Which came first, the natural logarithm or the base of the natural logarithm?
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Is there a reason why Turkey took the Balkan territories of the Ottoman Empire, instead of Greece or another of the Balkan states?
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How did passengers keep warm on sail ships?
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What knowledge may have been lost at the Library of Alexandria?
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When exactly (and why) did matrices become a part of the undergraduate curriculum?