Terry Tao's generals (2012)
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Terry Tao's generals (2012)
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Re: Terry Tao's generals (2012)
#2Re: Terry Tao's generals (2012)
#3There’s a big long list of these in https://web.math.princeton.edu/generals/, not just Tao’s.
Re: Terry Tao's generals (2012)
#4There’s a big long list of these in https://web.math.princeton.edu/generals/ , not just Tao’s.
Bhargava's one is fun to read: https://web.math.princeton.edu/generals/bhargava_manjul
Re: Terry Tao's generals (2012)
#5I did state though that all second derivatives of u would
have L^p norms bounded by that of the Laplacian. Kleinermann asked me for
an elementary explanation of this, but I couldn't think of one.
I haven't the foggiest idea of what an "elementary explanation" of anything during a math graduate degree committee assessment would even sound like.
Re: Terry Tao's generals (2012)
#6https://terrytao.wordpress.com/
Tao's blog is quite interesting.
Re: Terry Tao's generals (2012)
#7I am dim today. Is this Tao getting rejected for some interview for something?
Re: Terry Tao's generals (2012)
#8I did state though that all second derivatives of u would have L^p norms bounded by that of the Laplacian. Kleinermann asked me for an elementary explanation of this, but I couldn't think of one. I haven't the foggiest idea of what an "elementary explanation" of anything during a math graduate degree committee assessment would even sound like.
“Elementary” is a relative term!
Re: Terry Tao's generals (2012)
#9I am dim today. Is this Tao getting rejected for some interview for something?
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Re: Terry Tao's generals (2012)
#10I am dim today. Is this Tao getting rejected for some interview for something?
Princeton PhD students take a general exam as one of the major milestones of their PhD candidacy.
https://gradschool.princeton.edu/academics/degrees-requireme...