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Palindromes on the $τ$-circle: A note for Palindrome Tau Day, 6/28/26

History and Overview 2026-06-29 v1 Number Theory

Abstract

An integer palindrome is a self-reciprocal polynomial evaluated at its base, so its roots are symmetric about the unit circle -- where the coordinate is angle, in turns of τ\tau. Read this way, the date 6/28/2662826\texttt{6/28/26}\to 62826 secretly contains the primitive cube roots of unity -- at angle τ/3\tau/3 -- along with one further pair of roots on the circle.

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@article{arxiv.2606.29669,
  title  = {Palindromes on the $τ$-circle: A note for Palindrome Tau Day, 6/28/26},
  author = {Scott Duke Kominers},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2606.29669},
  year   = {2026}
}

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