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Tagged with independent-researcher mathematics
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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 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 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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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