Hilbert’s Third Problem (A Story of Threes)

http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/hilberts-third-problem-a-story-of-threes

by mrdmnd • 11 years ago

22 4 11 years ago

mrdmnd2• 11 years ago

Submission statement: this is a remarkably accessible presentation (with hand-drawn diagrams!) on the concept of geometric invariants and their use in the proof of an early 20th century problem about equivalence between polyhedra.

neaanopri• 11 years ago

Great writeup. Why is it on the MIT admissions website?

mrdmnd2• 11 years ago

The MIT Admissions website lets student bloggers write about essentially whatever they want - Lydia has written a number of excellent posts that are entirely unrelated to MIT admissions as well. In particular, this writeup is related to one of the MIT classes she's taking (a seminar in mathematics).

bglazer• 11 years ago

This is excellent mathematical writing! I found it very approachable and superbly well researched.

Hilbert’s Third Problem (A Story of Threes)

Related Stories