sthomer

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   by sthomer 3y ago

   Dobble works because the players are constructing the finite projective plane (P2) over a finite field (F7), so it is a (fun?) application of finite geometry. This paper seems to be an important result in finite geometry, so you're ex
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   by sthomer 3y ago

   The paper is way over my head, but it seems to be an important result in the field of finite geometry, i.e. linear algebra over finite fields. Finite geometry often provides the mathematical foundations for error-correcting coding schemes
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   by sthomer 4y ago

   This is an April Fool's Day joke...