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How the (2,0) SCFT, little string theory, and others arise from string theory
We often say that the primary reason why string/M-theory is so essential for modern physics is that it is the only known – and most likely, the only …
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Sleeping beauty: attempts for peace between thirders and halfers are inconsistent
At the end of March, the Quanta Magazine, by its article Why Sleeping Beauty Is Lost in Time (by Pradeep Mutalik), has joined those who argue that b…
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Richard Dedekind: 176th birthday
On October 6th, 1831, Richard Dedekind was born. Yes, this stamp is from East Germany. Click to learn more about him. Dedekind was one of the mathema…
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Category theory as an egalitarian religion
Several TRF essays have discussed the controversies around the Mochizuki proof of the \(abc\) conjecture , most recently in November 2018. The conje…
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Sum of integers and oversold common sense
P.Z. "Pharyngula" Myers, a self-described randomly ejaculating biological godless liberal (can't this disorder be cured?), decided to w…
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