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Cynthia Clark
Cynthia Zang Facer Clark FRSS (born April 1, 1942)[1] is an American statistician known for her work improving the quality of data in the Federal Statistical System of the United States, and especially in the National Agricultural Statistics Service.[2][3] She has also served as the president of the Caucus for Women in Statistics[4] and the Washington Statistical Society.[5] (As of 2018) she is
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Daina Taimina
Daina Taimiņa (born August 19, 1954)[1] is a Latvian mathematician, currently adjunct associate professor at Cornell University, known for crocheting objects to illustrate hyperbolic space. Taimina received all her formal education in Riga, Latvia, where in 1977 she graduated summa cum laude from the University of Latvia and completed her graduate work in theoretical computer science (superv
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David R. Morrison
David Robert Morrison (born July 29, 1955, in Oakland, California) is an American mathematician and theoretical physicist. He works on string theory and algebraic geometry, especially its relations to theoretical physics. Morrison studied at Princeton University with bachelor's degree in 1976 and at Harvard University with master's degree in 1977 and PhD under Phillip Griffiths in 1980 with the
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Deformation Theory
In mathematics, deformation theory is the study of infinitesimal conditions associated with varying a solution P of a problem to slightly different solutions Pε, where ε is a small number, or vector of small quantities. The infinitesimal conditions are therefore the result of applying the approach of differential calculus to solving a problem with constraints. One might think, in analogy, of a structure that is not completely rigid, and that deforms slightly to accommodate forces applied from the outside; this explains the name. Some characteristic phenomena are: the derivation of first-order equations by treating the ε quantities as having negligible squares; the possibility of isolated solutions, in that varying a solution may not be possible, or does not bring anything new; and the question of whether the infinitesimal constraints actually 'integrate', so that their solution does provide small variations. In some form these considerations have a history of centuries in mathematics, but also in physics and engineering. For example, in the geometry of numbers a class of results called isolation theorems was recognised, with the topological interpretation of an open orbit (of a group action) around a given solution. Perturbation theory also looks at deformations, in general of operators.
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Delfim Fernando Marado Torres (Delfim F. M. Torres)
Professor Dr. Delfim F. M. Torres, D.Sc. (Habilitation) in Mathematics, Ph.D. in Mathematics, Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher (2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019). Full Professor of Mathematics (Professor Catedrático), Department of Mathematics, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal. Director of the R&D unit CIDMA (http://cidma.ua.pt). Coordinator of the Systems and Control Group (http:
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04 Mar 2024
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Derrick Henry Lehmer
Derrick Henry "Dick" Lehmer (February 23, 1905 – May 22, 1991) was an American mathematician who refined Édouard Lucas' work in the 1930s and devised the Lucas–Lehmer test for Mersenne primes. Lehmer's peripatetic career as a number theorist, with him and his wife taking numerous types of work in the United States and abroad to support themselves during the Great Depression, fortuitously br
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Design and Experience of Mobile Applications
With the tremendous growth in mobile phones, mobile application development is an important emerging arena. Moreover, various applications fail to serve the purpose of getting the attention of the intended users, which is determined by their User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX). As a result, developers often find it challenging to meet the users’ expectations. Various aspects of design and the experience of mobile applications using UX/UI are explored.
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Dynamic Rectangle
A dynamic rectangle is a right-angled, four-sided figure (a rectangle) with dynamic symmetry, which in this case, means that aspect ratio (width divided by height) is a distinguished value in dynamic symmetry, a proportioning system and natural design methodology described in Jay Hambidge's books. These dynamic rectangles begin with a square, which is extended (using a series of arcs and cross points) to form the desired figure, which can be the golden rectangle (1 : 1.618...), the 2:3 rectangle, the double square (1:2), or a root rectangle (1:√φ, 1:√2, 1:√3, 1:√5, etc.).
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Emilio Del Giudice
Emilio Del Giudice (1 January 1940 – 31 January 2014) was an Italian theoretical physicist who worked in the field of condensed matter. Pioneer of string theory in the early 1970s, later on he became better known for his work with Giuliano Preparata at the Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN). During the 1970s, along with Sergio Fubini, Paolo Di Vecchia and Gabriele Veneziano, Del G
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Euler–Mascheroni Constant
The Euler–Mascheroni constant (also called Euler's constant) is a mathematical constant recurring in analysis and number theory, usually denoted by the lowercase Greek letter gamma (γ). It is defined as the limiting difference between the harmonic series and the natural logarithm, denoted here by [math]\displaystyle{ \log: }[/math] Here, [math]\displaystyle{ \lfloor x\rfloor }[/math] represents the floor function. The numerical value of the Euler–Mascheroni constant, to 50 decimal places, is: 0.57721566490153286060651209008240243104215933593992...
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