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The proofs first generated by automated theorem provers are far from optimal by any measure of simplicity. In this paper I describe a technique for simplifying automated proofs. Hopefully this discussion will stimulate interest in the…

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We show that a simple and straightforward rational approximation to the Thomas--Fermi equation provides the slope at origin with unprecedented accuracy. We compare present approach with other available ones.

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2008-05-28 Francisco M. Fernandez

Even though every mathematician knows intuitively what it means to "simplify" a mathematical expression, there is still no universally accepted rigorous mathematical definition of "simplify". In this paper, we shall give a simple and…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2019-05-22 Craig Alan Feinstein

We exploit symmetries to give short proofs for two prominent formula families of QBF proof complexity. On the one hand, we employ symmetry breakers. On the other hand, we enrich the (relatively weak) QBF resolution calculus Q-Res with the…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2018-04-05 Manuel Kauers , Martina Seidl

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

Quantum fidelity is one of the most important measures of similarity between mixed quantum states. However, the usual formulation is cumbersome and hard to understand when encountering the first time. This work shows in a novel, elegant…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-10-11 Adrian Müller

Linear differential equations of arbitrary order with polynomial coefficients are considered. Specifically, necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of polynomial solutions of a given degree are obtained for these equations. An…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2011-09-27 H. Azad , A. Laradji , M. T. Mustafa

In this work we look at the original fractional calculus of variations problem in a somewhat different way. As a simple consequence, we show that a fractional generalization of a classical problem has a solution without any restrictions on…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-08-27 Rui A. C. Ferreira

A proof of quantumness is a method for provably demonstrating (to a classical verifier) that a quantum device can perform computational tasks that a classical device with comparable resources cannot. Providing a proof of quantumness is the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-05-12 Zvika Brakerski , Venkata Koppula , Umesh Vazirani , Thomas Vidick

The exact solutions of both the cubic Duffing equation and cubic-quintic Duffing equation are presented by using only leaf functions. In previous studies, exact solutions of the cubic Duffing equation have been proposed using functions that…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2021-06-29 Kazunori Shinohara

In this note some philosophical thoughts and observations about mathematics are expressed, arranged as challenges to some common claims.

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Leibniz's rule for the $n$-th derivative of a product is a very well known and extremely useful formula. In this article, we introduce an analogous explicit formula for the $n$-th derivative of a quotient of two functions. Later, we use…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2023-04-18 Roudy El Haddad

A formulation of Dirac's equation using complex-quaternionic coordinates appears to yield an enormous gain in formal elegance, as there is no longer any need to invoke Dirac matrices. This formulation, however, entails several…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Dirk Schuricht , Martin Greiter

This note presents a short, transparent proof of the theorem that every Euclidean quadratic form over a normed integral domain is an Aubry-Davenport-Cassels form. The theorem, as formulated in the note, allows besides quadratic terms also…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2016-09-23 France Dacar

This paper gives a self-contained, elementary, and largely pictorial statement of Einstein's equation.

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The number of qubits used by a quantum algorithm will be a crucial computational resource for the foreseeable future. We show how to obtain the classical query complexity for continuous problems. We then establish a simple formula for a…

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In this study, a new form of quadratic spline is obtained, where the coefficients are determined explicitly by variational methods. Convergence is studied and parity conservation is demonstrated. Finally, the method is applied to solve…

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In this note, we give a simple proof that the values of the trigonometric functions at any nonzero rational number are transcendental numbers.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2019-12-12 Yuanyuan Lian , Kai Zhang

Formulating a Schubert problem as the solutions to a system of equations in either Pl\"ucker space or in the local coordinates of a Schubert cell usually involves more equations than variables. Using reduction to the diagonal, we previously…

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