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Mathematicians Use Numbers Differently From The Rest of Us
There's a strange number system, featured in the work of a dozen Fields Medalists, that helps solve problems that are intractable with real numbers. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription.
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References:
Koblitz, N. (2012). p-adic Numbers, p-adic Analysis, and Zeta-Functions (Vol. 58). Springer Science & Business Media.
Amazing intro to p-adic numbers here: • 1 Billion is Tiny in an Alternate Uni...
Excellent series on p-adic numbers: • p adic numbers. Part 1 of 3: 10-adic ...
Great videos by James Tanton: ‪@JamesTantonMath‬
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