TotientQuotient
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Survived tripos somehow. All effort, no skill. Still trying to become a mathematician. Probably suffering from some form of the Algernon-Gordon effect.
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Hi everyone! Twitter migrant, here for #mathsky and #chesspunks.
I'm an aspiring mathematician. Did my undergrad at Cambridge ('21-24), had a difficult time & barely graduated. Now I'm trying to accomplish the tall task of getting into grad school with my subpar grades, wish me luck!
I'm an aspiring mathematician. Did my undergrad at Cambridge ('21-24), had a difficult time & barely graduated. Now I'm trying to accomplish the tall task of getting into grad school with my subpar grades, wish me luck!
My coauthor is absolutely cracked. She comes up with crazy ass combinatorial formulas like these. I dream to be just as good at this one day...
#MathSky
#MathSky
November 11, 2025 at 9:04 AM
My coauthor is absolutely cracked. She comes up with crazy ass combinatorial formulas like these. I dream to be just as good at this one day...
#MathSky
#MathSky
my favorite player just won 2-0. good day to be watching chess :D
November 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
my favorite player just won 2-0. good day to be watching chess :D
This stupid meme is everywhere. Even my research couldn't escape the curse of gen alpha brainrot.
(For context, we proved that no such basis exists for n≥12, which is why our conjecture stops at n=11.)
#MathSky
(For context, we proved that no such basis exists for n≥12, which is why our conjecture stops at n=11.)
#MathSky
November 5, 2025 at 1:12 PM
This stupid meme is everywhere. Even my research couldn't escape the curse of gen alpha brainrot.
(For context, we proved that no such basis exists for n≥12, which is why our conjecture stops at n=11.)
#MathSky
(For context, we proved that no such basis exists for n≥12, which is why our conjecture stops at n=11.)
#MathSky
Best chess match I've watched in a hot minute.
The rollercoaster experience of spectating an unpredictable chess event is always something I look forward to after a long day, especially when Danya is commentating. Unfortunately he's no longer with us 💔
RIP Daniel Naroditsky 🙏
The rollercoaster experience of spectating an unpredictable chess event is always something I look forward to after a long day, especially when Danya is commentating. Unfortunately he's no longer with us 💔
RIP Daniel Naroditsky 🙏
October 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Best chess match I've watched in a hot minute.
The rollercoaster experience of spectating an unpredictable chess event is always something I look forward to after a long day, especially when Danya is commentating. Unfortunately he's no longer with us 💔
RIP Daniel Naroditsky 🙏
The rollercoaster experience of spectating an unpredictable chess event is always something I look forward to after a long day, especially when Danya is commentating. Unfortunately he's no longer with us 💔
RIP Daniel Naroditsky 🙏
finally found the error in my sage code that has puzzled me for days
October 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
finally found the error in my sage code that has puzzled me for days
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Just received an informal offer for a MMath program. Feels so surreal. After over a year of bad news, my hard work is finally bearing fruit. All that awaits is an official offer letter and a visa application (which could still go south btw, fingers crossed) and my life update will be official!
October 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Just received an informal offer for a MMath program. Feels so surreal. After over a year of bad news, my hard work is finally bearing fruit. All that awaits is an official offer letter and a visa application (which could still go south btw, fingers crossed) and my life update will be official!
Just received an informal offer for a MMath program. Feels so surreal. After over a year of bad news, my hard work is finally bearing fruit. All that awaits is an official offer letter and a visa application (which could still go south btw, fingers crossed) and my life update will be official!
October 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Just received an informal offer for a MMath program. Feels so surreal. After over a year of bad news, my hard work is finally bearing fruit. All that awaits is an official offer letter and a visa application (which could still go south btw, fingers crossed) and my life update will be official!
What I appreciate the most about math research is that the only thing you need to care about is the math itself. No need to worry about not enough people responding to your survey, the risk of blowing up a lab, acquiring rare/expensive materials/equipment etc. Just math.
#MathSky
#MathSky
October 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
What I appreciate the most about math research is that the only thing you need to care about is the math itself. No need to worry about not enough people responding to your survey, the risk of blowing up a lab, acquiring rare/expensive materials/equipment etc. Just math.
#MathSky
#MathSky
Having learned lots of theory about symmetric functions, it's crazy how Newton's identities and Vieta's formulae (stuff that we learned in high school) are still two of the most important results I'm using in my research despite their simplicity.
#MathSky
#MathSky
October 6, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Having learned lots of theory about symmetric functions, it's crazy how Newton's identities and Vieta's formulae (stuff that we learned in high school) are still two of the most important results I'm using in my research despite their simplicity.
#MathSky
#MathSky
Left some Sage code running before going to bed last night only to wake up finding out that the process got killed after just 1 hour 🥲
September 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Left some Sage code running before going to bed last night only to wake up finding out that the process got killed after just 1 hour 🥲
You've heard of "proof by violent assertion" and "proof by authority", now get ready for "proof by wicked sorcery".
(Yes, this was a real excerpt from my submission to an undergrad assignment.)
#MathSky
(Yes, this was a real excerpt from my submission to an undergrad assignment.)
#MathSky
September 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
You've heard of "proof by violent assertion" and "proof by authority", now get ready for "proof by wicked sorcery".
(Yes, this was a real excerpt from my submission to an undergrad assignment.)
#MathSky
(Yes, this was a real excerpt from my submission to an undergrad assignment.)
#MathSky
Just played my signature tactic once again, resulting in a 97% accuracy win in a 1+0 bullet game.
White to play. Find the top engine line for the next 6 moves (bonus challenge: the 3 moves thereafter) and refute every suboptimal black response.
#chess #chesspunks
White to play. Find the top engine line for the next 6 moves (bonus challenge: the 3 moves thereafter) and refute every suboptimal black response.
#chess #chesspunks
September 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Just played my signature tactic once again, resulting in a 97% accuracy win in a 1+0 bullet game.
White to play. Find the top engine line for the next 6 moves (bonus challenge: the 3 moves thereafter) and refute every suboptimal black response.
#chess #chesspunks
White to play. Find the top engine line for the next 6 moves (bonus challenge: the 3 moves thereafter) and refute every suboptimal black response.
#chess #chesspunks
Algebraic graph theory is the area of math where you could say stuff like "the core of a core is itself" whilst making perfect sense
#MathSky
#MathSky
September 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Algebraic graph theory is the area of math where you could say stuff like "the core of a core is itself" whilst making perfect sense
#MathSky
#MathSky
Two math professors just invited me to a discord server where they host research collaborations. Chat, is this normal? Is this a sign that I made it?
September 26, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Two math professors just invited me to a discord server where they host research collaborations. Chat, is this normal? Is this a sign that I made it?
Anyone know if a quasipolynomial-time algorithm for finding the endomorphism monoid End(G) of a graph G exists? I know that Babai's graph isomorphism paper gives a qp-time algo for finding Aut(G), but I'm specifically interested in graph endomorphisms that aren't automorphisms.
#MathSky
#MathSky
September 25, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Anyone know if a quasipolynomial-time algorithm for finding the endomorphism monoid End(G) of a graph G exists? I know that Babai's graph isomorphism paper gives a qp-time algo for finding Aut(G), but I'm specifically interested in graph endomorphisms that aren't automorphisms.
#MathSky
#MathSky
Just published my first paper on arXiv and I'm already getting spam emails from predatory journals. "Dear Prof. Dr." when I'm neither a professor nor a PhD, lmao I can't 🤣🤣🤣
#AcademicSky #MathSky
#AcademicSky #MathSky
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September 23, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Just published my first paper on arXiv and I'm already getting spam emails from predatory journals. "Dear Prof. Dr." when I'm neither a professor nor a PhD, lmao I can't 🤣🤣🤣
#AcademicSky #MathSky
#AcademicSky #MathSky
is this a good score for the graph isomorphism game (link in alt text)
September 23, 2025 at 7:45 AM
is this a good score for the graph isomorphism game (link in alt text)
Is arXiv down or am I the only one who can't login right now?
September 22, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Is arXiv down or am I the only one who can't login right now?
Ok ngl this looks over for Alireza. I don't see how black can keep pieces on the board without self-destructing. It looks like a dead draw, but then again what do I know about chess.
September 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Ok ngl this looks over for Alireza. I don't see how black can keep pieces on the board without self-destructing. It looks like a dead draw, but then again what do I know about chess.
September 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The final round of the Grand Swiss #chess tournament is always an insane game-theoretic battle. I remember Nakamura offering a draw to Arjun literally seconds after Giri beat Esipenko in 2023... this is so scuffed but it makes for a great viewing experience
#chesspunks
#chesspunks
September 15, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The final round of the Grand Swiss #chess tournament is always an insane game-theoretic battle. I remember Nakamura offering a draw to Arjun literally seconds after Giri beat Esipenko in 2023... this is so scuffed but it makes for a great viewing experience
#chesspunks
#chesspunks
I'm about to publish my first coauthored paper soon. I only contributed 3-4 pages out of ~20, but it still feels surreal. Just a year ago I didn't think any mathematician would've seen something in me to give me this opportunity, especially considering my undergrad grades.
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September 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I'm about to publish my first coauthored paper soon. I only contributed 3-4 pages out of ~20, but it still feels surreal. Just a year ago I didn't think any mathematician would've seen something in me to give me this opportunity, especially considering my undergrad grades.
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