21 Jan
2019
21 Jan
'19
1:37 p.m.
Which is more beautiful? a_n x^n + a_{n-1} x^{n-1} + ... + a_1 x = - a_0 or a_n x^n + a_{n-1} x^{n-1} + ... + a_1 x + a_0 = 0 ? On Fri, Jan 18, 2019 at 7:12 PM Bill Gosper <billgosper@gmail.com> wrote:
At the risk of a protracted and rancorous political dispute, I'd like an informal vote on which is most "beautiful": e^(iπ) = -1 or e^(iπ) + 1 = 0 ? —rwg I get polarized just thinking about it. _______________________________________________ math-fun mailing list math-fun@mailman.xmission.com https://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/math-fun
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