Monthly Archives: February 2018

A Eulogy Of Lipschitz Maps

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Behnam Esmayli

A Lipschitz map (/function) is one that does not extend distances by more than a pre-assigned factor: $f: X \longrightarrow Y$ is Lipschitz if there exists an $L \in \mathbb{R}$ such that $$ \forall x, \ \  \forall y \ … Continue reading →

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Introduction to Ideal Class Groups

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Tom Gannon

Algebraic number theory is a really interesting subject, but unlike some other subjects, it’s not 100% clear what objects people study. This post provides an introduction to the class group of a finite dimensional field extension of $\mathbb{Q}$, an object often … Continue reading →

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