Related papers: Ken Wilson -- The Early Years
This note gives a simple approach to q-analogues of some results associated with Abel polynomials.
Contains various tools for preferential and related logics
A popular account of the connection between random walks and electric networks.
The note contains a short elementary proof of Cayley's formula for labeled trees.
Remarks relating the various notions of corks.
In the 80th anniversary book for Alex M\"uller I wrote a story of our scientific collaboration, Shared Fascinations. This time I will be more personal, about the human side of our collaboration and encounters, while also referring to…
In honour of Mario Greco I present my recollections on the QCD studies in Rome in the '70's and early 80's and on our very friendly group of people involved.
A personal recollection of events that preceded the construction of Supergravity and of some subsequent developments.
We present an English translation of a 1918 paper by Felix Klein.
A brief historical introduction for the enigmatic number Zero is given. The discussions are for popular consumption.
We survey left 3-Engel elements in groups.
These are notes from a basic course in Several Complex Variables
This article is an elementary introduction to opers without new results. We hope it can be useful for students.
The "Millennium Prize Problems" have a place in the history of mathematics. Here we tell some little-known anecdotes from the perspective of the planner of that project. These stories are far from their end; more likely they are just at…
We give an elementary introduction to the theory of supermembranes.
Weak lensing review at the first-year graduate student level.
Roger Carter (1934--2022) was a very well known mathematician working in algebra, representation theory and Lie theory. He spent most of his mathematical career in Warwick. Roger was a great communicator of mathematics: the clarity,…
Since its existence, the computer tool has often supported mathematicians, whether it is to implement an approximation method (numerical calculation of a root, of an integral, ...) or to simulate a phenomenon (geometric in nature,…
A simple proof of the higher Capelli identities is given.
The following paragraphs will describe the origins of John Rainwater, the impact of his work, the motivations for various parts of it and the prospects for his future.