Decomposing force fields as flows on graphs reconstructed from stochastic trajectories
 Nartallo-Kaluarachchi, R Expert, P Beers, D Strang, A Kringelbach, M Lambiotte, R Goriely, A (02 Sep 2024)
Applications of Twistor Theory
 Mason, L Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics 328-334 (2025)
Wed, 27 Nov 2024

17:00 - 18:30
L5

Truth Be Told: How To Interpret Past Mathematicians

A.C. Paseau and Fabian Pregel
(Department of Philosophy, University of Oxford)
Abstract

How should we interpret past mathematicians who may use the same vocabulary as us but with different meanings, or whose philosophical outlooks differ from ours? Errors aside, it is often assumed that past mathematicians largely made true claims—but what exactly justifies that assumption?


In this talk, we will explore these questions through general philosophical considerations and three case studies: 19th-century analysis, 18th-century geometry, and 19th-century matricial algebra.  In each case, we encounter a significant challenge to supposing that the mathematicians in question made true claims. We will show how these challenges can be addressed and overcome.

Isogenies on Kummer surfaces
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On market clearing of day ahead auctions for European power markets: Consumer payment minimisation versus social welfare maximisation
 Puiu, I Hauser, R Energy Economics 107880-107880 (01 Sep 2024)
New results on 3d 𝒩=2 SQCD and its 3d GLSM interpretation
 Closset, C Khlaif, O International Journal of Modern Physics A volume 39 issue 33 2446011 (30 Nov 2024)

Song of the Week: The Osmonds - One Bad Apple

Who were the first boy band? Probably The Jackson 5 (R.I.P. Tito Jackson who died at the weekend), but The Osmonds were hot on their heals. In fact this song was intended for the Jacksons. The genre became known as bubblegum and much of it was. But this is class.

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