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James Propp
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I am interested in combinatorics, probability, dynamical systems, and various other topics.

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Is pi a good random number generator?
Jun 3, 2010
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What is the difference between holonomy and monodromy?
May 4, 2012
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Extending a line-arrangement so that the bounded components of its complement are triangles
Jan 20, 2014
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1+2+3+4+… and −⅛
Feb 25
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In what rigorous sense are Sperner's Lemma and the Brouwer Fixed Point Theorem equivalent?
May 22, 2013
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Where do surreal numbers come from and what do they mean?
Apr 28, 2011
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Differentiable functions with discontinuous derivatives
Dec 19, 2013
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solving linear equations made difficult
Jul 17, 2012
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Do roots of these polynomials approach the negative of the Euler-Mascheroni constant?
Mar 2
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Area-differences for lattice triangles in a checkerboard
Mar 4, 2022
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Adrastus, Proclus, and 2+8+50+288+… versus 1+9+49+289+…
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Who first considered signed area?
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What is the most unusual proof you know that $\sqrt{2}$ is irrational?

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