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Math insight
Mathematicians can be fascinated by the elegance and beauty of the ideas behind mathematical theories. Mathematical structures are already out there and our goal is to discover them.
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Passing a negative coin••
June 11 2021, by Nelly LitvakA brand new solution to an old mathematical problem. This time we found it by throwing in some negative cash, the debt.Read article - Article
Stumbling around in a changing world•
May 28 2021, by Oliver NagyRandom walks are popularly described as a drunkard’s path down the streets. What happens when the streets also start to move?Read article - Article
The eerie phenomenon of quantum entaglement•••
May 8 2020, by Farrokh LabibIn this article, I will discuss the weird phenomenon called quantum entanglement, to which Albert Einstein referred as "spooky action at a distance".Read article - Article
How the schedule in the TATA Steel Chess Championship forced Carlsen to help Caruana win•
April 27 2020, by Frits Spieksma, Jesper Nederlof and Roel LambersEvery January, the best chess players in the world compete in the TATA Steel Chess Championship, organized in Wijk aan Zee (The Netherlands). Among this year’s fourteen participants were Magnus Carlsen, world no. 1, coming into the tournament with an unbeaten streak of 104 matches, and Fabiano Caruana, the world no. 2.Read article - Article
Drugs dumping in the Netherlands; a gentle introduction to uncertainty and statistics.••
March 8 2019, by Richard PostMost of you will agree with my girlfriend that when the number of drugs dumping increases for three years in a row, this points to an increase in the demand for drugs, the number of illegal producers, the amount of drugs produced etc. Doing some math you will see this may not be the case.Read article