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Tagged with independent-researcher mathematics
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The Zentralblatt asked me to review a worthless paper, what to do?
I am an amateur mathematician who at age 64 finally became published in January. As a result, review requests started coming in.
The first two were from two different journals. Both papers were well ...
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How to find gaps in mathematics/theoretical physics/mathematical physics ? How to proceed after that? (Undergraduate research and Publications) [closed]
How to find gaps in mathematics/theoretical physics/mathematical physics? I am interested to do independent research in physics though a purely mathematical/theoretical (pen and paper) approach with ...
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How to find papers which fall under the intersection of two different areas
I am asking this question specifically for the subject of Mathematics. What are some efficient ways of searching papers on two different broad topics, say number theory and graph theory. Also, if I ...
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How can an independent researcher publish a well-written research paper / proof in a respected mathematical publication?
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How can an independent researcher publish a well-written research paper / proof in a respected mathematical publication?
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How do I ensure I'll be able to claim ...
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Given my experience, how do I get back to academic research collaboration?
I've a teaching position in an engineering college in France since September 2021, and in a few years' time I'd like to get either a research-only or a mixed research and teaching position. With that ...
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I have no academic affiliation and wrote a research paper in math - how do I publish it and get paid for the work I did? [closed]
I am an independent researcher (no academic affiliation).
If I submit a mathematical research paper to a journal or conference, how do I get any subsidies, grants, or funds for this work? Are you ...
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How important is attending graduate school for a PhD for physics/mathematics/astrophysics research?
Is it possible for one to publish high quality research papers in the aforementioned fields without attending a graduate school? I feel that you can read online material and books about research/...
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Independent research publication in pure math
I did my MS math in a poor math department from south Asia. While as a MS student I wrote a solo author research paper in finite group theory (without any advisor or help from anyone). I don't know ...
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How to get my independent mathematical research accepted?
Though I don't have a graduate degree, I have original (and rigorous!) mathematics and have been cold-emailing some professors. Unfortunately, none of them want to collaborate online with me.
I really ...
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How to join PhD in Mathematics in France? [closed]
I am interested in joining a PhD program in Mathematics in France. Now I am a Master's degree student in India.
My research interests include Differential Geometry (in particular, Hyperbolic Geometry)....
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I believe I have a clever idea/tool that should be widely adopted by the research community. How to interpret a lukewarm response?
Related to this question, except I do not believe (and have not claimed) that I have solved an open problem, famous or otherwise.
I came up with an idea (specifically, how to pronounce numbers in ...
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What did Grothendieck mean by "the capacity to be alone" in the context of mathematical research?
I'm confused about a statement Alexander Grothendieck made in his book Récoltes et semailles.
In fact, most of these comrades whom I gauged to be more brilliant
than me have gone on to become ...
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How much independency does a postdoctoral researcher have?
I am a postdoctoral with governmental grant, means that it is not a grant from a research supervisor for a specific research project. Of course, when I was applying for this grant I was asked to ...
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Finding related result in mathematics
Assume that I have a math problem, I want to find results, theorems (as much as I could find, in maximum number) relevant to the problem, how can I do that efficiently?
For example, one way could be ...
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As someone outside academia, how can I get my math paper peer reviewed?
I have written a math paper and I think/hope it is ready for peer review. I am 40+ years removed from academia and have no access to 'publications' but I have learned from my many re-writes and I have ...
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Contributing to open research in 2020 [closed]
I am interested in getting into a research oriented role in future and would really like to learn more about the process and gain experience by being part of it.
Can someone please share any ...
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Where can I pay professional researchers online to verify my results and answer my questions? [duplicate]
I am looking for professional help to verify some results I am working on and maintaining in a write-up. However, I can't get anyone for free since I was forced to leave my old university, Case ...
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Math Paper and Grad School Application
I am applying for pure Math Ph.D programs this year.
I did some independent research in centralizer of matrices, and I developed an algorithm to generate the explicit k-basis for the space of ...
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How do I cite sources in a math paper
I've written a paper that [still] seems original to me and feedback tells me it needs work. The paper is about Pythagorean triples which has been done for ages but I've yet to find prior art on the [...
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How to find a reviewer/editor for my paper? [closed]
I wrote a paper, which I would like to submit to a convention. I've never written a paper before. I'd like it to be thoroughly reviewed, not to say edited, before I submit it. I'm willing to pay for a ...
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What are the steps and resources I can use to publish a math paper? [duplicate]
I've spent years writing a math paper I call "A study of Pythagorean Triples" and I would like to publish. I've written and re-written for accuracy and clarity and I ported it from Word to TexShop ...
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What can be done to bridge the gap between amateur and professional mathematicians? [closed]
I am an amateur mathematician. I have trained myself on math-related websites and other resources. However, the lack of technical knowledge, methods, and sociological culture usually shared by ...
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Life as a financially independent academic
I hope this is not to much rambling, but there is a concrete question in the end. I really like being a mathematician. I like the constant learning, I like working on problems at research-level and I ...
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How to find less-difficult-than famous unsolved problems?
When I was in my high school I studied 14 undergraduate books with almost all their exercises. I am about to begin my undergraduate in mathematics this week. I love to do research in mathematics. I ...
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Can I publish a paper in a good journal without having an academic position? [duplicate]
This community is introduced by a friend of mine about a week ago and I hope I can write my questions clearly (English is not my first language and I normally have poor communication skills...)
My ...
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Is this footnote from one of Perelman's papers meant to be a joke, or is it mandatory to list one's source of funding?
In one of Grigori Perelman's papers, on the first page there's a footnote where he says,
∗St.Petersburg branch of Steklov Mathematical Institute, Fontanka 27,
St.Petersburg 191011, Russia. Email:...
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How to verify a proof prior to peer review in mathematics
I think I have found that squared magic squares cannot be constructed which is an unsolved problem.
I have searched for months for any mistakes and I could not find any. I have sent this to Mr.Boyer ...
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How can I get feedback for my work in math if I'm not in academia?
I will soon finish my undergraduate degree in math, and I want to study mathematics as a hobby after I graduate.
Online, I see a general trend of people saying
You can't learn real math without ...
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How to submit an article (for example, on arXiv) without being affiliated to any institution? [duplicate]
The core of the problem is already in the title but I feel as i should add some more details.
I was doing some mathematics and, if there are no logical flaws or mistakes of any other nature (it seems ...
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How can self taught mathematicians contribute to the progression of mathematics? [closed]
I am a self taught engineer and mathematician with 20+ years of product engineering experience. I have various patents and have sat on global standards committees--mostly for occupant safety systems. ...
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How can I get a PhD position to work on solving a particular mathematics problem that I have formulated independently?
I have a pure mathematics problem which I formulated after years of research in signal processing of audio signals and years going into formulating a problem on precise mathematical terms, which is a ...
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How many years does it take for a new math theory by an independent researcher to become widely known and accepted? [closed]
I have developed (or rather partially developed, if to be exact, as there are some unsolved conjectures and other white spots) a new abstract, fundamental, pure math theory.
I have published it as a ...
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Publishing a mathematical research article on research which is already done?
Recently, I was working on some mathematics (number theory) and try to do that just for a math fun. Prior to that, I did not refer to any literature or any research articles, as I was doing this for ...
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Should I, as an amateur, get my result published based on a well known professor's opinion?
I don't have any formal education in mathematics that the large part of mathematicians have but fortunately I have the ability to use intuition to obtain results in higher mathematics that many ...
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Will a post on arXiv as a high school sophomore hurt my future academic life?
I am a high school sophomore student who is very passionate about the subject of number theory and college level calculus. However, I am currently only in the high school class of precalculus/trig. ...
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Is there any recognized online portal where anyone can publish articles without being associated with any university or organization?
Suppose some working person has interest in physics and mathematics and he want to publish a paper either review or research, so is there anyway he can publish? Obviously person is not associated with ...
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I think I have discovered an interesting result as an independent researcher in mathematics, can I use this to gain admission to a PhD program?
I am an independent math researcher and I think I have discovered an interesting result in a particular field (in math). I would like to present my result in front of a committee of PhD admission.
My ...
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Should I be careful who I share my unpublished results with?
If I have a very good result, should I share it with an academic (Professor) from another part of the world who is an expert in the subject, but whom I have never met?
I’m interested in collaboration,...
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I have made my independent research available as a book on my website. Why is it not celebrated by the mathematics community? [closed]
Some mathematicians said that general topology in general and theory of proximity spaces in particular are dead (meaning that no new discoveries appear in this field of mathematics).
I have ...
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How possible is it to do mathematical research outside academia?
Does anyone know if it is possible for a Ph.D. graduate of mathematics to successfully do research in his/her spare time?
The work environment and conditions in academia seem somewhat deplorable at ...
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Finding a suitable research topic from outside academia
I'd like to find a suitable research topic (specifically, in mathematics) to work on, where 'suitable' means that it's publishable and amenable to being completed in, say, 6-12 months. While there are ...
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Is it possible for someone with a BA in mathematics who is not currently a student to get an applied research job?
My graduate school applications fell through and I was wondering if there was a job I could do that would keep me improving as a mathematician, or if the best I could hope for is the least invasive ...
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How should I start Undergraduate Research in Mathematics?
I am a college sophomore in US with double majors in mathematics and microbiology. My algorithmic biology research got me passionate about number theory and analysis. I started pursuing a mathematics ...
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How could one best go about research in Pure Mathematics, whilst holding a full/part-time job?
I am still working towards an undergraduate degree in Mathematics, however I don't believe it's possible to think about research too early. I'm thinking about going in the direction of Pure ...
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Practical Tips: Mathematical research and discoveries
How to behave when you have the feeling of working on something innovative? What to do if there is a chance (even the 1%) that your
work is leading you to something original?
For example what if I ...
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