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Discrete mathematics is the foundation of computer science. It focuses on concepts and reasoning methods that are studied using math notations. It has long been argued that discrete math is better taught with programming, which takes…

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The study on the expressive power of transformers shows that transformers are permutation equivariant, and they can approximate all permutation-equivariant continuous functions on a compact domain. However, these results are derived under…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-01-26 Sejun Park , Yeachan Park , Geonho Hwang

We discuss various universality aspects of numerical computations using standard algorithms. These aspects include empirical observations and rigorous results. We also make various speculations about computation in a broader sense.

Probability · Mathematics 2017-03-24 Percy Deift , Thomas Trogdon

Fixed points represent equilibrium states, stability, and solutions to a range of problems. It has been an active field of research. In this paper, we provide an overview of the main branches of fixed point theory. We discuss the key…

History and Overview · Mathematics 2023-09-08 Firuz Kamalov , Ho Hon Leung

Given a real closed polytope $P$, we first describe the Fourier transform of its indicator function by using iterations of Stokes' theorem. We then use the ensuing Fourier transform formulations, together with the Poisson summation formula,…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-08-02 Ricardo Diaz , Quang-Nhat Le , Sinai Robins

The concept of number and its generalization has played a central role in the development of mathematics over many centuries and many civilizations. Noteworthy milestones in this long and arduous process were the developments of the real…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-10-02 Garret Sobczyk

A new simple geometrical interpretation of complex numbers is presented. It differs from their usual interpretation as points in the complex plane. From the new point of view the complex numbers are rather operations on vectors than points.…

Physics Education · Physics 2008-02-05 Jaroslaw Zalesny

Floating-point programs form the foundation of modern science and engineering, providing the essential computational framework for a wide range of applications, such as safety-critical systems, aerospace engineering, and financial analysis.…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-07-14 Youshuai Tan , Zhanwei Zhang , Jinfu Chen , Zishuo Ding , Jifeng Xuan , Weiyi Shang

This work describes numerical methods that are useful in many areas: examples include statistical modelling (bioinformatics, computational biology), theoretical physics, and even pure mathematics. The methods are primarily useful for the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-10-20 U. D. Jentschura , S. V. Aksenov , P. J. Mohr , M. A. Savageau , G. Soff

We present improved algorithms for fast calculation of the inverse square root for single-precision floating-point numbers. The algorithms are much more accurate than the famous fast inverse square root algorithm and have the same or…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2018-02-22 Cezary J. Walczyk , Leonid V. Moroz , Jan L. Cieśliński

In this paper we deal with composite rational functions having zeros and poles forming consecutive elements of an arithmetic progression. We also correct a result published earlier related to composite rational functions having a fixed…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2017-03-16 Szabolcs Tengely

We discuss a formal system of mathematics. We use it to construct the natural numbers.

Logic · Mathematics 2020-04-10 Christoph Thiele

This paper introduces a new type of simulation function within the framework of $b$-metric spaces, leading to the derivation of fixed-point results in this general setting. We explore the theoretical implications of these results and…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2025-01-14 Anuradha Gupta , Rahul Mansotra

Sumterms are introduced as syntactic entities, and sumtuples are introduced as semantic entities. Equipped with these concepts a new description is obtained of the notion of a sum as (the name for) a role which can be played by a number.…

History and Overview · Mathematics 2020-09-21 Jan A. Bergstra

We completely describe a new domain for abstract interpretation of numerical programs. Fixpoint iteration in this domain is proved to converge to finite precise invariants for (at least) the class of stable linear recursive filters of any…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2008-07-21 Eric Goubault , Sylvie Putot

We perform certain alternating binomial summations with parameters that occur in the analysis of algorithms. A combination of integral and special function and special number representations is used. The results are sufficiently general to…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Mark W. Coffey

The motion of a spinning football brings forth the possible existence of a whole class of finite dynamical systems where there may be non-denumerably infinite number of fixed points. They defy the very traditional meaning of the fixed point…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2015-06-26 Sagar Chakraborty , J. K. Bhattacharjee

Any rational number can be factored into a product of several rationals whose sum vanishes. This simple but nontrivial fact was suggested as a problem on a maths olympiad for high-school students. We completely solve similar questions in…

Rings and Algebras · Mathematics 2020-07-20 Anton A. Klyachko , Anton N. Vassilyev

In a recent paper as an alternative to models based on the notion of ideal mathematical point, characterized by a property of separatedness, we considered a viewpoint based on the notion of continuous change, making use of elements of a…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2024-12-16 Bartosz Jura