Monthly Archives: January 2014

Joel David Hamkins’ 1000th MO Answer is Coming

Posted on January 29, 2014 by

Joel David Hamkins’ profile over MathOverflow reads: “My main research interest lies in mathematical logic, particularly set theory, focusing on the mathematics and philosophy of the infinite. A principal concern has been the interaction of forcing and large cardinals, two … Continue reading →

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Amazing: Peter Keevash Constructed General Steiner Systems and Designs

Posted on January 16, 2014 by

Here is one of the central and oldest problems in combinatorics: Problem: Can you find a collection S of q-subsets from an n-element set X set so that every r-subset of X is included in precisely λ sets in the collection? … Continue reading →

Posted in Combinatorics, Open problems | Tagged , , | 10 Comments

Many Short Updates

Posted on January 16, 2014 by

Things in Berkeley and later here in Jerusalem were very hectic so I did not blog much since mid October. Much have happened so let me give brief and scattered highlights review. Two “real analysis” workshops at the Simons Institute … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Updates | 4 Comments