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The AC0 Prime Number Conjecture
Möbius randomness and computational complexity Last spring Peter Sarnak gave a thought-provoking lecture in Jerusalem. (Here are the very interesting slides of a similar lecture at I.A.S.) Here is a variation of the type of questions Peter has raised. The Prime … Continue reading
Believing that the Earth is Round When it Matters
A world map. Canada seems much bigger than Israel. Note, however, that in the map countries near the equator looks smaller than they are. Update: The round-earth hypothesis is clearer to the people of New Zealand; see the comments section. … Continue reading
Mathematics to the Rescue: Computing the Root of all Evil
Michael Joswig pointed my attention to the following unbelievable front page of the Frankfurter Allgemeine.
