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Euler's Partition Function Theory Finished

Posted by Soulskill on from the that-was-quick dept.

universegeek writes "Mathematician Ken Ono, from Emory, has solved a 250-year-old problem: how to exactly and explicitly generate partition numbers. Ono and colleagues were able to finally do this by realizing that the pattern of partition numbers is fractal (PDF). This pattern allowed them to find a finite, algebraic formula, which is like striking oil in mathematics."

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  1. Re:Mr. Ono... by Locke2005 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I was thinking more of Apollo Ono, but you're right -- Yoko would be much better at partitioning, seeing as how she broke up the Beatles and all...

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  2. You're all missing the real story here by GodfatherofSoul · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    That being the blog author, Sarah Kavassalis, is insanely hot. I can't even tell what this theory means anyway.

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