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Any integer greater than 1 is called a prime number if and only if its positive factors are 1 and the number p itself. The basic ideology involved in this post is flawed and the post has now been moved to Archives. Prime Generating Formulas We all know how hard it is to predict a formula for prime numbers!…

Our reader Eswar Chellappa has sent his work on the solution of ‘3X+1’ problem, also called Collatz Conjecture. He had been working on the proof of Collatz Conjecture off and on for almost ten years. The Collatz Conjecture can be quoted as follow: Let $\phi : \mathbb{N} \to \mathbb{N}^+$ be a function defined  such that: $$\phi(x):=…

Online communities are groups of web-savvy individuals who share communal interests. A community can be developed with just a single topic or by a bunch of philosophies. A better community binds its members through substantial debates. Mathematics is a very popular communal interest and there are hundreds of online communities formed in both Q&A and…

Are you getting started with Functional Analysis? If you are, you must be looking for some of the most important definitions in Functional Analysis. In this article, I have summarized those. Functional Analysis Functional analysis is the study of vector spaces endowed with some kind of limit-related structure (e.g. inner product, norm, topology, etc.) and…

‘Symmetry’ has a special meaning in physics. A picture is said to be symmetrical if one side is somehow the same as the other side. Precisely, a thing is symmetrical if one can subject it to a certain operation and it appears exactly the same after the operation. For example, if we look at a…

Every person in the world likes to enjoy and leads his/her life happily. There are many ways to enjoy, and the first among them will definitely be a vacation or traveling to the world’s beautiful and historic places to admire the beauty of nature and get away from his daily routines. In this busy life…

It was mid 2012, the first time I installed TeXstudio version 2.3, on my PC. ‘Peaceful‘ was the word I used to describe it then after. TeXstudio has now gradually inched to version 4.5.2 and by time being even more peaceful and wonderful. Wonder why did I call it ‘peaceful’? Writing LaTeX is a real pain, when you are willing to…

How many weeks are left before your final exams? Are you ready to score memorable grades? If not, you may just have to wait another 12 months to re-take exams and no student wants that to happen. GCSE students who fail won’t be able to pursue A-levels, and A-level students who fail (or get low…

In this article, we will explore and define macrostates and microstates in statistical physics with examples and illustrations. Macrostates and Microstates Consider some (4, say) distinguishable particles. If we wish to distribute them into two exactly similar compartments in an open box, then the priori probability for a particle of going into any one of…

This post explains the basic method of converting an integral equation into a corresponding differential equation.

If you’re a 16-year-old student preparing for any exam, you must know one thing – your brain needs special treatment. We have the power to understand so many things about our memory’s structure, which is why it’s our duty to find the best training strategies for the brain and prepare it for intensive testing. The…

In this article, I will teach you about Square Integrable Functions, Norms and the solution of Integral Equations by the trial method. Don’t forget to refer: Definitions and Types of Integral Equations Square Integrable function or quadratically integrable function $\mathfrak{L}_2$ function A function $y(x)$ is said to be square integrable or $\mathfrak{L}_2$ function on the…