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Dan Piponi
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Did a PhD in theta functions on Riemann surfaces many years ago. Up until recently I wrote software for movie effects, now I work for Google, and in my spare time play with applications of category theory to functional programming.

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Is it possible to show a diffraction caustic as a home experiment / lecture demonstration?
Apr 5, 2018
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Irreducible tensors concept
Dec 13, 2011
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Classical results proved using quantum mechanics
Apr 11, 2013
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What mechanisms allow conductors to be transparent?
Mar 28, 2013
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Is 3+1 spacetime as privileged as is claimed?
Aug 29, 2011
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Is the momentum operator diagonal in position representation?
Mar 18, 2013
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Who discovered momentum?
Feb 17, 2012
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Condensed matter physics for mathematicians [duplicate]
Nov 9, 2011
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Lindblad equation derivation
Dec 25, 2014
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Can low temperature plasma exist?
Apr 9, 2013
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Computer algebra errors
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Generate a random point within a circle (uniformly)
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Your favorite surprising connections in mathematics
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Papers that debunk common myths in the history of mathematics
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Relating category theory to programming language theory