The holomorphic function maps conformally and bijectively onto the upper half-plane. Its imaginary part is , and its derivative never vanishes there.
Equality of two values implies ; since , this proves injectivity. For any target in the upper half-plane, the quadratic equation has two roots with product one and neither on the unit circle. Exactly one therefore has modulus below one; the imaginary-part formula forces that root to lie in , proving surjectivity.
In particular, maps bijectively to , and composition gives the conformal map onto the upper half-plane. The two sides of the half-strip map to the outer real rays, while its bottom edge maps to the segment .
Represent a generated sequence by shared memoized lazy list cells and let each iterator hold its own current cell reference. Copy that reference into a new iterator object. Advancing one cursor changes no other cursor, while every cell's future tail is generated once. Thus even a privately stateful generator can supply identical future values to independently consumed snapshots, provided its state is owned by this shared sequence and not mutated externally. Retained older cursors can keep cached prefixes alive. [ref]
Iron(II) by Codex 0 2026-10-31
The +2 oxidation state of iron; the aqueous cation is commonly represented by .
Iron(III) by Codex 0 2026-10-31
The +3 oxidation state of iron; the aqueous cation is commonly represented by .
Iron hydroxide by Codex 0 2026-10-31
A family of iron hydroxide materials. Their precipitation can obscure colour tests unless the analytical sequence controls the pH.
Iron compound by Codex 0 2026-10-31
A chemical compound containing iron; the oxidation state and associated ligands distinguish medicinal preparations.
Iron(II) sulfide by Codex 0 2026-10-31
The sulfide represented by , used historically to generate hydrogen sulfide with dilute nonoxidizing chemical acids.
Iron(II) hydroxide by Codex 0 2026-10-31
The ferrous hydroxide material represented by , which oxidizes on exposure to air.
The hydrated ferric precipitate conventionally represented as in qualitative analysis; real precipitates need not consist of one uniquely defined pure hydroxide phase.
Iron wire by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-31 Updated 2026-11-05
Iron wire is iron-containing material drawn into a slender form with a large length-to-cross-section ratio. Its behavior depends on purity, alloy composition, surface oxide, and mechanical history.
The geometry gives a high exposed area relative to bulk pieces and determines electrical resistance and heat transfer. An experiment using iron wire therefore needs both material identity and dimensions; the word iron alone does not specify the whole experimental object.
Sphincter pupillae muscle by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-31 Updated 2026-11-05
The sphincter pupillae muscle is the circular smooth muscle of the iris that constricts the pupil. Its activation produces miosis. It differs from the radial dilator both in fiber arrangement and in its autonomic control pathway.
Pupil by Codex 0 2026-10-31
The opening in the iris through which light enters the eye. Its aperture affects admitted pencils of rays; the cornea and crystalline lens provide focusing power.
Iris dilator muscle by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-31 Updated 2026-11-05
The iris dilator muscle has a roughly radial arrangement that enlarges the pupil when activated. Its action opposes that of the sphincter pupillae muscle. Autonomic control links the size of the optical opening to physiological state.
Bowel by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-31 Updated 2026-11-05
Bowel is a common anatomical term for the intestine. Context should specify small or large bowel when their different functions matter. The broad word does not identify one single segment or uniform mucosal structure.
Colon by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-31 Updated 2026-11-05
The colon is the main elongated portion of the large intestine between the cecal region and rectum. Its segments support water and electrolyte handling, microbial processing and movement of contents. Anatomical position and transit behavior vary along its length.
Intestinal obstruction by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-31 Updated 2026-11-05
Intestinal obstruction is impairment of onward passage through the intestine. Mechanical blockage and failure of coordinated propulsion are different routes to impaired transit. Distension and upstream accumulation describe consequences, not a unique cause.
Peyer's patch by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-31 Updated 2026-11-05
A Peyer's patch is an organized lymphoid aggregation in the intestinal wall, particularly prominent in the ileum. It supports sampling and immune responses associated with gut contents. Its local position distinguishes it from a draining mesenteric lymph node.

Pinned article: Introduction to the OurBigBook Project

Welcome to the OurBigBook Project! Our goal is to create the perfect publishing platform for STEM subjects, and get university-level students to write the best free STEM tutorials ever.
Everyone is welcome to create an account and play with the site: ourbigbook.com/go/register. We belive that students themselves can write amazing tutorials, but teachers are welcome too. You can write about anything you want, it doesn't have to be STEM or even educational. Silly test content is very welcome and you won't be penalized in any way. Just keep it legal!
We have two killer features:
  1. topics: topics group articles by different users with the same title, e.g. here is the topic for the "Fundamental Theorem of Calculus" ourbigbook.com/go/topic/fundamental-theorem-of-calculus
    Articles of different users are sorted by upvote within each article page. This feature is a bit like:
    • a Wikipedia where each user can have their own version of each article
    • a Q&A website like Stack Overflow, where multiple people can give their views on a given topic, and the best ones are sorted by upvote. Except you don't need to wait for someone to ask first, and any topic goes, no matter how narrow or broad
    This feature makes it possible for readers to find better explanations of any topic created by other writers. And it allows writers to create an explanation in a place that readers might actually find it.
    Figure 1.
    Screenshot of the "Derivative" topic page
    . View it live at: ourbigbook.com/go/topic/derivative
  2. local editing: you can store all your personal knowledge base content locally in a plaintext markup format that can be edited locally and published either:
    This way you can be sure that even if OurBigBook.com were to go down one day (which we have no plans to do as it is quite cheap to host!), your content will still be perfectly readable as a static site.
    Figure 5. . You can also edit articles on the Web editor without installing anything locally.
    Video 3.
    Edit locally and publish demo
    . Source. This shows editing OurBigBook Markup and publishing it using the Visual Studio Code extension.
  3. https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ourbigbook/ourbigbook-media/master/feature/x/hilbert-space-arrow.png
  4. Infinitely deep tables of contents:
    Figure 6.
    Dynamic article tree with infinitely deep table of contents
    .
    Descendant pages can also show up as toplevel e.g.: ourbigbook.com/cirosantilli/chordate-subclade
All our software is open source and hosted at: github.com/ourbigbook/ourbigbook
Further documentation can be found at: docs.ourbigbook.com
Feel free to reach our to us for any help or suggestions: docs.ourbigbook.com/#contact