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Dirk Lorenz

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Doing mathematics, also as a job. Now at Uni Bremen, was at TU Braunschweig. Only here for the math. Optimization, inverse problems, imaging, learning - stuff like that.

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Pieces of Mathematics @pcsofmath.bsky.social · 11d

Do you feel that the mathematics community is welcoming to enthusiasts who are self-taught or do not have formal mathematics education?

1. Yes, very welcoming.
2. Somewhat welcoming.
3. Somewhat unwelcoming.
4. No, not welcoming at all.

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Pieces of Mathematics @pcsofmath.bsky.social · 11d

The mathematics community includes people from many backgrounds, including self-taught learners and those without formal education. While many parts of the community are supportive, some environments may feel exclusive. Please share your experiences.

Dirk Lorenz @dirque.bsky.social · 14d

Kochendes Wasser in größeren Mengen und länger schrubben ist auch das einzige was ich kenne.

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Petra Schwer @petraschwer.bsky.social · 19d

What does it mean to do mathematics?
Read my personal answer here:

web.mathi.uni-heidelberg.de/content/uplo...

#mathsky #math #question

web.mathi.uni-heidelberg.de

Dirk Lorenz @dirque.bsky.social · 27d

I wasn't talking about this guy! He definitely knows, but is just as annoyed as I am by badly chosen definitions

Dirk Lorenz @dirque.bsky.social · 27d

So you agree that the sine function is not decreasing, but you won't say that it's non-decreasing? But alas math has such a precise language! 🧮

Thomas Steinke @stein.ke · 27d

Why do we use "non-decreasing" as a synonym for increasing? The negation is confusing. E.g., the sine function is not decreasing. Is the distinction between strictly and non-strictly increasing meaningful?

Dirk Lorenz @dirque.bsky.social · 27d

That's the first time I hear it like that!

Dirk Lorenz @dirque.bsky.social · 27d

What would be the difference between increasing and monotonically increasing?

Dirk Lorenz @dirque.bsky.social · 27d

I also never got this. I if would be in charge of naming things, it would be positive for ≥0 and strictly positive for >0 and same for increasing and strictly increasing.

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Adrienne Hestenes @ahestenes.bsky.social · Sep 6

Ta daaa! I give you the Lorentz Attractor thanks to the free pattern from #ThreadedTheorems and also @samjshah.bsky.social whose posted work I admired.

#StemBroidery #MathArt #MathSky

An embroidery in a circular hoop of the Lorentz Strange Attractor. Embroidered using backstitch and variegated thread of colors aqua, indigo, and pink. The pattern loops around giving a two lobed appearance of a butterfly.

Dirk Lorenz @dirque.bsky.social · Sep 7

Awesome!

But since I share the last name I can't resist to add that it's akshually "Lorenz attractor" 😅

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siagdata.bsky.social @siagdata.bsky.social · Aug 11

Join us for a panel on “Careers in Mathematics of Data Science” tomorrow morning!

siagdata.bsky.social @siagdata.bsky.social · Aug 1

Save the Date!

The SIAM Activity Group on Data Science (SIAG/DATA) invites you to join us for a panel on the topic:
Careers in Mathematics of Data Science
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 | 9:00 AM PT | Zoom Webinar
Panelists: Marta D’Elia, Elizabeth Newman, David Uminsky

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Webinar on the Mathematics of Data Science. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Panel: Careers in Mathematics of Data Science Join us for an engaging panel discussion on careers in the mathematics of data science, featuring experts from academia, industry, and national labs. Thi...

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siagdata.bsky.social @siagdata.bsky.social · Aug 15

Our latest WebMDS webinar was a blast!

Check out our panel discussion of "Careers in Mathematics of Data Science" on youtube:

youtu.be/qdlJJLT4ddQ?...

Panel: Careers in Mathematics of Data Science

YouTube video by Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)

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siagdata.bsky.social @siagdata.bsky.social · Aug 1

Register at siam.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Webinar on the Mathematics of Data Science. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Panel: Careers in Mathematics of Data Science Join us for an engaging panel discussion on careers in the mathematics of data science, featuring experts from academia, industry, and national labs. Thi...

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siagdata.bsky.social @siagdata.bsky.social · Aug 1

Save the Date!

The SIAM Activity Group on Data Science (SIAG/DATA) invites you to join us for a panel on the topic:
Careers in Mathematics of Data Science
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 | 9:00 AM PT | Zoom Webinar
Panelists: Marta D’Elia, Elizabeth Newman, David Uminsky

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Webinar on the Mathematics of Data Science. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Panel: Careers in Mathematics of Data Science Join us for an engaging panel discussion on careers in the mathematics of data science, featuring experts from academia, industry, and national labs. Thi...

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Ben Grimmer @profgrimmer.bsky.social · Aug 4

I've invented a simple, lovely math puzzle I expect every AI fails:

Suppose you're a mathematical sailor at sea on a boat that has a perfectly cylindrical hole in the floor. All you brought is a collection of every p norm ball except p=2 (drat!). What do you do to cork the hole and save yourself?

Dirk Lorenz @dirque.bsky.social · Jul 16

Yes! (But without the sometimes unbearable attitude.)

Dirk Lorenz @dirque.bsky.social · Jul 16

I can't help with that, but my experience is that ChatGPT is quite good with such stuff.

Dirk Lorenz @dirque.bsky.social · Jul 16

I would give some AI a try. Ask, e.g., ChatGPT to generate some Python code (or whatever language) according to your instructions. If you don't have Python installed, use Google Colab to run it.

Dirk Lorenz @dirque.bsky.social · Jul 7

A: A mathematical statement/concept makes intuitive sense.

B: There is a sound framework where a mathematical statement/concept can be proven/defined.

I tend to believe that

A ⇒ B,

but not vice versa.

(Thinking about Dirac's delta and the Banach-Tarski paradox, for example.)

#🧮

Dirk Lorenz @dirque.bsky.social · Jul 1

If it's an exponent, yes.

Dirk Lorenz @dirque.bsky.social · Jun 25

I still did not subscribe to d(Amazon)/dx…

χle Ormsby @motivickyle.bsky.social · Jun 25

In Leibniz notation, his name is d(Optimus)/dx.

Dirk Lorenz @dirque.bsky.social · Jun 23

Depending on what the first two are, either HU, FU, or TU (Humboldt, Freie, Technische)

Dirk Lorenz @dirque.bsky.social · Jun 23

Berlin and Hongkong are definitely on the list

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Eigenraum @eigenraum.bsky.social · Jun 19

Die Frage P=NP? ist eines der Milleniumsprobleme und somit lohnenswertes Ziel für Hobby- und Profimathematiker:innen.
www.claymath.org/millennium/p...

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P vs NP - Clay Mathematics Institute

If it is easy to check that a solution to a problem is correct, is it also easy to solve the problem? This is the essence of the P vs NP question. Typical of the NP problems is that of the Hamiltonian...

www.claymath.org