Monthly Archives: February 2023

Boxes for Boxer update

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Persiflage

As noted in this post, exactly 42 reprints of [BCGP] were recovered in January of 2022 from boxes left out in the snow outside Eckhart Hall addressed to George Boxer. As mentioned there, the packaging (5 boxes of 8 plus … Continue reading →

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What the slopes are

Posted on February 25, 2023 by Persiflage

Let \(f\) be a classical modular eigenform of weight \(k\), for example, \(f = \Delta\). The Ramanujan conjecture states that the Hecke eigenvalues \(a_p\) satisfy the bound \(|a_p| \le 2 p^{(k-1)/2}.\) A slightly fancier but cleaner way of saying this … Continue reading →

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Check the arXiV regularly!

Posted on February 18, 2023 by Persiflage

In a previous post, I discussed a new result of Smith which addressed the following question: given a measure \(\mu\) on \(\mathbf{R}\) supported on some finite union of intervals \(\Sigma\), under what conditions do there exist polynomials of arbitrarily large … Continue reading →

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Report from Australia, Part I, Coffee

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Persiflage

My travel often involves making some effort to find good local coffee. From Palo Alto to Portland, a little effort finds quality cafes with reliable espresso drinks. How does the rest of the world then stack up with Australia, the … Continue reading →

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