Applications of Complex Number Analysis to Divisibility Problems
Prove that $ {(x+y)}^n-x^n-y^n$ is divisible by $ xy(x+y) \times (x^2+xy+y^2)$ if $ n$ is an odd number not divisible by $ 3$ . Prove that $ {(x+y)}^n-x^n-y^n$ is divisible…
Milnor wins 2011 Abel Prize
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has decided to award the Abel Prize for 2011 to John Milnor, Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Stony Brook University, New York “for pioneering…
Consequences of Light Absorption – The Jablonski Diagram
All about the Light Absorption’s theory on the basis of Jablonski diagram. According to the Grotthus – Draper Law of photo-chemical activation: Only that light which is absorbed by a system,…
Essential Steps of Problem Solving in Mathematical Sciences
Learning how to solve problems in mathematics is simply to know what to look for. Mathematics problems often require established procedures. To become a problem solver, one must know…
Classical Theory of Raman Scattering
The classical theory of Raman effect, also called the polarizability theory, was developed by G. Placzek in 1934. I shall discuss it briefly here. It is known from electrostatics that…
A Problem (and Solution) from Bhaskaracharya’s Lilavati
I was reading a book on ancient mathematics problems from Indian mathematicians. Here I wish to share one problem from Bhaskaracharya‘s famous creation Lilavati.
Un-Popular circumstances connected with Most Popular, Theory of Relativity
Henry Poincaré was trying to save the Old classical theory of Physics by Suitable Adjustments & Modifications in it. When the experiments, like Michelson Morley Experiment, in search of the…