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Mathematicians Crack a Simple but Stubborn Class of Equations [Pell Equations]
Quanta Magazine ^
| August 10, 2022
| Jordana Cepelewicz
Posted on 08/10/2022 3:30:05 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin
The problem looks a bit gay.
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posted on
08/10/2022 6:14:12 PM PDT
by
BobL
(The Globalists/Neocons desperately want Ukraine to win...makes it easy for me to choose a side)
To: Paladin2
The solution to BiXiden Inflation can only be found in the imaginary mathematical realm...
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posted on
08/10/2022 6:44:44 PM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“May your neighbors respect you, trouble neglect you, angels protect you and heaven accept you”)
To: BikerJoe
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posted on
08/10/2022 6:57:22 PM PDT
by
ViLaLuz
(2 Chronicles 7:14)
To: cgbg
I hope that the math team included a black, a hispanic, an indigenous person, a gay, a lesbian and a trans person.
Otherwise the results cannot be considered “knowledge” but must instead be treated as heretical thought and banned!
...................
Good little CRT not-sees.
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posted on
08/10/2022 6:59:17 PM PDT
by
ViLaLuz
(2 Chronicles 7:14)
To: Scrambler Bob
“which can be written as x2 – dy2 = 1.
how about x=2, d=3, y=1?
I must be missing something.”
Exactly ... there has to be some trick to it.
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posted on
08/10/2022 7:11:28 PM PDT
by
CapnJack
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To: BobL
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posted on
08/10/2022 8:01:09 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
To: BenLurkin
I don’t understand any of it. Don’t have the wattage/brain power for that kind of thought.
What I do notice is that the rate at which mathematicians are finding solutions to ancient mathematical puzzles —has been accelerating in recent decades.
Likely because computers give them power tools for the first time.
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posted on
08/11/2022 5:25:14 AM PDT
by
ckilmer
(qui)
To: SunkenCiv
If they can be solved, and the Mell equations can be solved, a lot of things will fall into place pell mell. Yeah, my heart wasn't in that one. You be SMOKIN'!...................
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posted on
08/11/2022 5:51:25 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: ClearCase_guy
Heh heh... I see what you did there
:)
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posted on
08/11/2022 6:07:25 AM PDT
by
Mr. K
(No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
To: Red Badger
Glad I’m not the butt of any jokes...
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posted on
08/11/2022 8:26:06 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: SunkenCiv
You don’t make an ash of yourself...................
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posted on
08/11/2022 8:27:07 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Scrambler Bob
To: Red Badger
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posted on
08/11/2022 9:21:45 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: CapnJack
“which can be written as x2 – dy2 = 1.
how about x=2, d=3, y=1?
I must be missing something.”
Exactly ... there has to be some trick to it.
= = =
Zero is an integer.
For d=0, x=1 for all values of y.
Yeah, I’m not getting something. I think they want solutions for all values of d. Or a general solution of that.
Just fooling around
x2 = 1 + dy2
so, for x=5
25 = 1+ 6 * 2*2
And probably a bunch more simple ones like that.
I guess the problem is trying all the integers from 0 to infinity. That would take a while. I need a Govt. grant for only $1 per integer (from 0 to infinity). That is chicken feed in today’s Govt. budget.
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posted on
08/11/2022 9:25:52 AM PDT
by
Scrambler Bob
(My /s is more true than your /science (or you might mean /seance))
To: Scrambler Bob
In fact, I’ll only charge $0.00000000000001 per integer from 0 to infinity.
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posted on
08/11/2022 9:29:41 AM PDT
by
Scrambler Bob
(My /s is more true than your /science (or you might mean /seance))
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