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a 10-page biography of Raoul Bott followed by a 25-page discussion of his major papers

I give a comment on arXiv:1802.01804v3 [hep-ph]

For many years I have taught an advanced statistical inference course for master's students using the text of Casella and Berger (2002). The book gives a comprehensive treatment of the core topics at a level that avoids measure theory while…

Patrick Moss (1947--2024) had two distinct lives as a mathematician. The first was as a ring theorist in the late 1970s, in which he worked with Ginn and Lenagan as a student. After a long career as an inspirational mathematics teacher,…

This paper is a top down historical perspective on the several phases in the development of probability from its prehistoric origins to its modern day evolution, as one of the key methodologies in artificial intelligence, data science, and…

A partly autobiographical survey of the development of enumerative and algebraic combinatorics in the 1960's and 1970's.

We discuss the scientific contributions of Edsger Wybe Dijkstra, his opinions and his legacy.

Comment on P. Walker, Nature 453 (2008) 864, http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v453/n7197/full/453864a.html

This is a detailed survey -- with rigorous and self-contained proofs -- of some of the basics of elementary combinatorics and algebra, including the properties of finite sums, binomial coefficients, permutations and determinants. It is…

This paper has been withdrawn by the authors as requested by the journal.

This is a short overview of the influence of mathematicians and their ideas on the creative contribution of Mikhailo Lomonosov on the occasion of the tercentenary of his birth.

In the article we give an appreciation of Edward Nelson's multifaceted contribution to mathematics, and particularly to foundational theories of infinitesimals.

This paper, which is dedicated to Alan Turing on the 50th anniversary of his death, gives an overview and discusses the philosophical implications of incompleteness, uncomputability and randomness.

A brief historical introduction for the enigmatic number Zero is given. The discussions are for popular consumption.

Egbert Brieskorn died on July 11, 2013, a few days after his 77th birthday. He was an impressive personality who has left a lasting impression on all who knew him, whether inside or outside of mathematics. Brieskorn was a great…

About Conway's surreal numbers: A letter to a friend (written in French). In memoriam John Horton Conway.

This paper is devoted to Poincar\'e's work in probability. Though the subject does not represent a large part of the mathematician's achievements, it provides significant insight into the evolution of Poincar\'e's thought on several…

Rather than offering chronologically ordered encyclopedic knowledge of a lifetime, only some of the most striking events of the existence of this well-known scientist are here pointed out. Sections: Life; Man of laws; Interest in…

This is a short historical note concerning the evolution of Wetzel's problem and Erdos' solution.

In this article, we are interested in the life and scientific work of the Belgian mathematician Paul Mansion. The year 2019 marks the centenary of his passing. We bring some new insights into Paul Mansion's work thanks to his scientific…