Mathematics

The term Gibbons conjecture is widely used in connection with symmetry results for the Allen-Cahn equation. However, its origin is less transparent than its frequent citation suggests. In this note, we revisit its emergence, tracing it to a…

In this short note we give a negative answer to the following open question: \emph{Let $X$ be a $\sigma$-compact paratopological group. Does there exist a continuous isomorphism of $X$ onto a topological group $G$?} Specifically, we…

In Grayson's combinatorial description of higher K-groups, the generators are bounded acyclic binary multi-complexes of arbitrary size. Generalising work by Kasprowski, Winges and the author, we show in this paper that multi-complexes of…

In one of his posthumous papers, conserved in G\"ottingen, Riemann considers the derivatives of $\log\zeta(s)$ at the point $1/2$, giving explicit values for them. Around 2010 we shared Riemann's value of the second derivative with some…

We extend a property of Mazzola's theory of cadential sets in relation to the modulation between minor and major tonalities from triadic to tetradic harmony, using the PLRQ group of Cannas et al. (2017) as the analogue of the classical PLR…

In this paper, we explore the connections between Christiaan Huygens and Niels Henrik Abel through the tautochrone problem. The problem -- determining the curve along which a particle descends under gravity in the same time, regardless of…

We prove separation and excision results in functor homology. These results explain how the global Steinberg decomposition of functors proved by Djament, Touz{\'e} and Vespa behaves in Ext and Tor computations.

This paper lays out the foundations of graded $K$-theory for Leavitt algebras associated with higher-rank graphs, also known as Kumjian-Pask algebras, establishing it as a potential tool for their classification. For a row-finite $k$-graph…

The Witt group of skew hermitian forms over a division algebra $D$ with symplectic involution is shown to be canonically isomorphic to the Witt group of symmetric bilinear forms over the Severi-Brauer variety of $D$ with values in a…

We investigate the local topological structure of non-metrizable topological groups through the lens of Tukey order and cofinal types. Motivated by recent advances in topological groups admitting an $\omega^\omega$-base, we introduce the…

This paper discusses digital online mathematics examinations -- a discussion ranging from high school to university level examinations. In particular, we consider the nature of mathematical writing, what is distinctive about mathematical…

We trace a conceptual genealogy from Abraham de Moivre's derivation of the normal curve (1733) to the modern distributional approach to statistics. De Moivre's Approximatio ad Summam Terminorum Binomii gave the first systematic derivation…

We introduce odd Koschorke classes in odd K-theory by using degeneracy loci of self-adjoint Fredholm operators. These classes are characteristic classes analogous to the even Koschorke classes in even K-theory. We study two aspects of these…

Let $G$ be a compact group. The existence of certain $G$-homotopy dense subsets in a metrizable $G$-space $X$ plays a fundamental role, as it is equivalent to $X$ being a $G$-ANR. From this perspective, the present paper develops several…

K\"unzi and Yildiz introduced convexity structures in the sense of Takahashi for $T_{0}$-quasi-metric spaces. In this article, we continue this line of study on the Isbell-convex hull of an asymmetrically normed real vector space. Using the…

We partially update Grossman's 2005 survey of patterns in mathematical research using a sample of 401 profiles from MathSciNet. The mathematical landscape has changed substantially: single-paper authors have reduced from $43$ \% to $32.42$…

This paper investigates the connections between combinatorial design theory and the creation of new forms of poetry through a specific combinatorial structure called Steiner triple systems. We introduce five original poems constructed using…

The category of monotone determined spaces is an extended topological framework for dcpos in domain theory. We first show that monotone determined spaces are exactly the spaces generated by one-point convergence spaces, and then naturally…

Let $(X,d)$ be a nonempty metric space and let $n\in \mathbb N^+$. We shall say that $T\colon X\to X$ is a graphic contraction of order $n$ if there exists $\alpha\in (0,1)$ such that the inequality $$ d(T^n x,T^{2n}x) \leqslant \alpha…

In this paper, it is shown that every right $\omega$-narrow strongly topological gyrogroup $G$ is right $\omega$-balanced by applying the gyrosemidirect product groups. Then we investigate the class of $\sigma$-compact strongly topological…