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This tag is for questions seeking external references (books, articles, etc.) about a particular subject. Please do not use this as the only tag for a question.

This tag is for questions seeking external references (books, articles, websites, etc.) about a particular subject. It is intended for use along with other, more "mathematical" tags. Please do not use this as the only tag for your questions. See this discussion on Meta.

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Statistics from the Bayesian point of view

I am looking for text book that develops the theory of statistics from assuming nothing more than Bayes Theorem. Could you please refer me to material? I would prefer text books and papers, however lecture notes / video lectures are also…
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Square Root of a Diagonalizable Matrix

I'm trying to find a reference that specifically covers taking the square root of a matrix that is diagonalizable. I'm already combed through $\textit{Functions of Matrices: Theory and Computation}$ by Higham, but couldn't seem to locate it.
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How can I prove the continuity of an injective function that satisfies Intermediate Value property by sequential criteria

I am trying to prove the continuity of a function which is injective and satisfies the Intermediate Value property.I want to proceed by using sequential criteria and by using the method of contradiction.
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Books for Random Process

I have been using Sheldon Ross' book all through undergrad and recently I've noticed that it does not cover random process at all. What are some good references on this material that does not treat the subject on a graduate level or from a measure…
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What are some good question and answer websites for math?

I already know about Math Stack Exchange. I would like to know where else on the web one can ask and answer questions about mathematics at the university level. Websites need not be in English, but should have a reasonable level of traffic.
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Extension of a linear functional

On my textbook (Frigyes Riesz, Bela Sz.-Nagy, functional analysis) there is the following theorem. Theorem. A necessary and sufficient condition that the functional A, given in a set E of the space C, be extendable to the entire space C so as to…
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How can we find the video about M.C.Escher and his work?

I have just read M.C.Escher:More Mathematics Than Meets The Eye by Sara Robinson in SIAM News, Vol 35, Number 8, October 2002. In this article, the author wrote "...He (Hendrik Lenstra) owns more than dozen books about the artist(M.C.Escher), two…
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Reference request for Rothenberg Steenrod Spectral Sequence

I am trying to learn about the Rothenberg Steenrod Spectral Sequence. I wanted some references for notes, papers, or books. I especially want to see some examples. I found Niel Stricklands notes, which are nice, but brief.
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Non trivial references with applications on order and equivalence relations

I'm looking for references on order and equivalence relations, not just trivial ones, but something more interesting with some applications, are there something like that? Thanks in advance
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book info needed about game theory

can you suggest me a good book on game theory undergrad/grad course,that may provide insight instead of preaching about computation?it would be better if the works of Neumann & Nash are explicitly discussed..
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Text of differential geometry

I would like to ask for suggestions for a differential geometry text book, reaching the theory of $n$-dimensional (not only cuves and surfaces) differentiable and Riemannian manifolds in sight of applications to the study of the theory of…
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Morse theory on construction from Morse function on a manifold

Morse Theory. It's a beautiful construction of a cell complex from a Morse function on a manifold. As a result, there are inequalities estimating the number of critical points by ranks of homology groups. I'm new to this theory, so I would like to…
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Homotopic Topology by Fomenko, Fuchs, Gutenmacher

Does anyone know where I can find the Russian version of this book? If you are not familiar with it, it can be found here: Homotopic Topology Thanks!
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Need a mathematical name for a particular conversion.

I can convert 12 into 2 $\def\sf{\sqrt 3}\sf$ But I don't know the correct mathematical name for this conversion. can anyone tell me the exact mathematical name for this process and link me to the details of the same.?
Rajaprabhu Aravindasamy
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Continuity of operations on differential forms

Let $M$ be an oriented, compact, finite-dimensional Riemannian manifold and let $\Omega^k$ denote the space of differential $k$-forms on $M$. Endow $\Omega^k$ with its usual Fréchet topology (where differential forms are seen as sections of a…
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