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I posted on this subject recently, but there was a misunderstanding on my side. Since my French is not very good, I misread the Galois's original paper. So let me explain my question again.
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$A,B$ are $n\times n$ Hermitian matrices. If the eigenvalues of $A$ and $B$ are all in an interval $I$, then the eigenvalues of any convex combination of $A,B$ are also in $I$.
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Is it true that in any successive (natural) $2p_n$ numbers there are at least three numbers that are not divisible by any prime less (not equal) than $p_n$? Here, $p_n$ denotes the $n$-th prime number.
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I am puzzled by an artifact of the definition of viscosity and need an intuitive picture to help explain it. I know $\tau_{yx}=-\mu{dv_x \over dy}$ but I am looking for an intuitive picture of the specific question below.
Take the prototypical definition/model of viscosity: Imagine two very l... |
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Our solar system itself contains two candidate "Earths"
One is Jupiter's moon Europa and another is Saturn's moon Titan. Both of them have the problem of having at low temperature as Sun's heat cannot reach them.
Jupiter is made up mostly of Hydrogen so is our Sun. Can we ignite Jupiter so t... |
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When we think of the Hollywood A-List, we're inclined to think of actresses like Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor before thinking of an actress like, say, Lassie.
(Well, make that actor — through the years, Lassie has actually always been played by a male dog, since male rough collies are ... |
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CIE 1931 color space
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In the study of the perception of color, one of the first mathematically defined color spaces was the CIE 1931 XYZ color space (also known as CIE 1931 color space), created by the International Commission on Illumination (CIE) in 1931.[1]
The human eye... |
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