Original research by Henry Shin, with readable explanations, source editions, publication details, and corrections.
I look for working representations that expose the constraints controlling a problem: finite incidence structures, graphs, explicit equations, and matrix methods. The Taiko obstruction shows this practice in a group-theoretic construction problem.
My essay on AI and research strategy argues for developing it further in the diagnosis and repair of sparse numerical representations. The Refacte approach connects these questions to the worked mathematics on the site.
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A group-ring construction becomes a finite incidence problem. Follow the representation, the obstruction, and the return to the original question.
Under consideration at Groups, Geometry, and Dynamics.
A global obstruction to the Garg–Mineyev triple-girth route to zero-divisor and unit counterexamples in group rings over F₂, proved through incidence geometry.
Representation spheres give multigraded section rings for permutation modules. This paper proves a finite-module theorem over arbitrary commutative Noetherian bases and uses the doubled regular representation to construct an explicit Noetherian model for the tensor-triangular geometry of permutation complexes.
Determines the growth exponent of the number of possible h-fold sumset sizes for fixed-size integer sets, together with sharp bounds for integer models preserving finite additive relations. Also proves the formula conjectured in OEIS A227589 for minimal labelings of identical four-sided dice that maximize the number of distinct sums.