Monthly Archives: August 2021

To cheer you up in difficult times 29: Free will, predictability and quantum computers

Posted on August 18, 2021 by Gil Kalai

I wrote a paper, in Hebrew, entitled “Free will, predictability and quantum computers.” Click for the pdf file (Version of Nov. 25, 2021; orig. version). As you probably know, the free will problem is the apparent contradiction between the fact … Continue reading →

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Alef’s corner: Mathematical research

Posted on August 14, 2021 by Gil Kalai
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Let me tell you about three of my recent papers

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Gil Kalai

Let me tell you briefly about three of my papers that were recently accepted for publication. Relative Leray numbers via spectral sequences with Roy Meshulam, Helly-type problems with Imre Bárány, and Statistical aspects of quantum supremacy experiments with Yosi Rinott … Continue reading →

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Mathematical news to cheer you up

Posted on August 1, 2021 by Gil Kalai

1.  Anna Kiesenhofer, a PhD mathematician researching PDEs at Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne (EPFL), won the gold medal in the women’s bicycle road race at the Olympics. Here are two trivia question: a) Which hero of a recent post over … Continue reading →

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