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#1 2009-08-06 01:46:21
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Gelfond–Schneider theorem
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#2 2009-08-06 01:58:35
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Re: Gelfond–Schneider theorem
Hi Jane;
I've seen this one. But maybe I didn't understand it. I thought b had to be irrational and algebraic.
Used to establish that the (gelfond schneider constant)
is transcendental.
Last edited by bobbym (2009-08-06 02:08:37)
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
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#3 2009-08-06 02:18:44
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Re: Gelfond–Schneider theorem
True, has to be algebraic as well.
According to the theorem, the number is transcendental!
#4 2009-08-06 02:26:53
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Re: Gelfond–Schneider theorem
Hi Jane;
Thats a stunner! I didn't think about that one. Thanks.
By the way that proof he presents is really tough.
Last edited by bobbym (2009-08-06 09:06:36)
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.