Category Mathematics
Fekete’s Lemma and an application on Ramsey theory
Fekete’s lemma was proved by Pólya and Szegő. A historical note, not related to Fekete’s lemma thought, which I did not know myself before reading the biography of Szegő and I find it for some reason interesting to know: At the age of 15, the young John von Neumann, recognised as a mathematical prodigy, was […]
Knots, Topology and DNA
Untying a knot can be hard. Alexander the Great knew that very well when he decided to cut the Gordian Knot. However, it is worth pointing out that despite his brute force algorithm to untie the knot there was a substantial amount of thinking behind it. Besides, that is why he is not just Alexander […]
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