M Muskulus @mm@mathstodon.xyz
I live in a quiet Norwegian town, trying to be a mathematician. My aim is to write more, to climb every (other) day, and to get better at woodworking.
I have about π meters of mathematical monographs and textbooks that I still want to read in this life and a busy job - so be patient with me!
Blog: https://folk.ntnu.no/muskulus/blog/
Interested in combinatorics, stochastic dynamics, optimal transport, Julia, the game of Go, climbing, woodworking, Japanese
Mathematics book quiz of the month
Bought this book recently and just opened it at two random pages. Wow! A mathematical explanation for how the wind creates waves? And a discussion of waves with negative energy? This is super interesting. I know what I will spend the next weeks with!
So, which mathematical textbook is this?
Hint: The editor of the book series quotes Heaviside in his preface: "The series is divergent; therefore we may be able to do something with it."
Sometimes it's wonderful to do something useful away from the blackboard - analytical skills can be applied very broadly!
After months of acting up, the dishwasher (an old IKEA one) finally stopped working. Luckily my brother-in-law was in town and likes to tinker. We opened it up, cleaned a sensor (indicated in red), replaced a seal, and it works again! All without any training, just some respect for electricity. Three hours of fun avoided 35 kg waste and saved 1000 Euro.
I live in a quiet Norwegian town, trying to be a mathematician. My aim is to write more, to climb every (other) day, and to get better at woodworking.
I have about π meters of mathematical monographs and textbooks that I still want to read in this life and a busy job - so be patient with me!
Blog: https://folk.ntnu.no/muskulus/blog/
Interested in combinatorics, stochastic dynamics, optimal transport, Julia, the game of Go, climbing, woodworking, Japanese
