“There is great exhilaration in breaking one of these things. ... Ramanujan gives no hints, no proof of his formulas, so everything you do you feel is your own.[About verifying Ramanujan's equations in a newly found manuscript.]”
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George Andrews
George Andrews is an American mathematician born on December 4, 1938. He is renowned for his contributions to combinatorial mathematics, particularly in the fields of number theory and algebraic geometry. Andrews is known for his in-depth research on integer sequences and polynomial functions, which has had a profound impact on modern mathematics and theoretical computer science. more
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