Noah Snyder

Bloomington, Indiana

http://sbseminar.wordpress.com

Associate Professor at Indiana University, working on tensor categories and their relationships to operator algebras and topology.

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What is "ultrafinitism" and why do people believe it?

soft-question philosophy constructive-mathematics asked Jul 23, 2010 at 3:20

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Why are the only associative division algebras over the real numbers the real numbers, the complex numbers, and the quaternions?

quaternions ring-theory abstract-algebra asked Jul 23, 2010 at 3:11

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How do you define (infinity,1) categories in Homotopy Type Theory?

ct.category-theory higher-category-theory homotopy-type-theory asked Oct 24, 2013 at 19:11

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Is there a "simplification" functor in algebraic topology?

at.algebraic-topology homotopy-theory asked Jan 8, 2015 at 22:10

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Nilpotence of the stable Hopf map via framed cobordism

at.algebraic-topology gt.geometric-topology stable-homotopy cobordism asked Mar 31, 2015 at 12:47

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Are the higher homotopy groups of the Hawaiian earring trivial?

at.algebraic-topology homotopy-theory asked Apr 20, 2014 at 1:12

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Highly transitive groups (without assuming the classification of finite simple groups)

gr.group-theory finite-groups cfsg-free asked Nov 18, 2009 at 19:02

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Are there two groups which are categorically Morita equivalent but only one of which is simple

ct.category-theory fusion-categories gr.group-theory finite-groups asked Oct 29, 2009 at 18:27

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Does the quantum subgroup of quantum su_2 called E_8 have anything at all to do with the Lie algebra E_8?

qa.quantum-algebra quantum-groups fusion-categories ade-classifications lie-algebras asked Jul 19, 2010 at 1:06

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Technical issue in the approach to Lie groups taken in a book

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Is it true that $0.999999999\ldots=1$?

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What Does it Really Mean to Have Different Kinds of Infinities?

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What's the "best" proof of quadratic reciprocity?

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My teaching evaluations arrived and female students statistically gave me worse scores than male students. Is there any possible explanation?

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First year Math PhD student; My problem solving skill has been completely atrophied and continues to decline

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Is it rude to call a professor by their last name with no prefix in a non-academic setting?

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Can I write a referee report too fast?

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What is the oldest open problem in mathematics?

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How can I decline the request to help a fellow student cheat?

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Why are characters so well-behaved?

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Is it bad to finish your talk early at conferences?

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Forgetting what you have published

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Are athletes' college degrees discounted by employers and graduate school admissions?

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Inaccessible cardinals and Andrew Wiles's proof

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Which is the correct version of a quantum group at a root of unity?

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I feel like my mathematical competence is fading

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Should academic papers necessarily carry a sober tone?

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Is there a way to improve my grade after graduation?

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Why don't all disciplines follow a double-blind review system?

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Is this psychological abuse? Should I switch supervisors?

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What precisely Is "Categorification"?

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How many times did terrestrial life emerge from the ocean?

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Color CV vs black and white CV

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When and how is it appropriate for an undergraduate to email a professor out of the blue?

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Is St. Petersburg a good place for the 2022 Int. Congress of Mathematicians

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What does it take to run a good learning seminar?

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Can I ask my supervisor how long would it take to complete my PhD before beginning my PhD studies and post getting acceptance letter?

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What is the advantage of becoming a full professor if you already have tenure as an associate professor?

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Why is Howard University still predominantly black?

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Why is $1$ not a prime number?

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