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“This is a collaboration between a complex analyst, a dynamical system expert, and an arithmetical algebraic geometer. It sounds like a joke, a complex analyst, a dynamical system expert, and an arithmetical algebraic geometer walk into a bar.”

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Jordan Ellenberg
Jordan Ellenberg

Jordan Ellenberg is an American mathematician, author, and academic. Born in 1971, he is known for his contributions to number theory and algebraic geometry. Ellenberg's work is not only highly respected in the academic community but also accessible to a general audience, as evidenced by his book 'The Book of Infinity', which has received widespread acclaim. more

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