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Latin squares are a mathematical concept and structure used in various fields such as statistics, combinatorics, and design theory. A Latin square is an \( n \times n \) array filled with \( n \) different symbols, each occurring exactly once in each row and exactly once in each column. The classical example involves using the numbers 1 to \( n \) as the symbols.
Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are brief but intense bursts of radio waves from distant galaxies. They are characterized by their extremely high energy, typically lasting only a few milliseconds, yet they can emit as much energy in that short time as the Sun emits in an entire day. FRBs were first discovered in 2007, and their origins remain a topic of active research.
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The Photon Underproduction Crisis refers to a discrepancy within the field of cosmology related to observations of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation and the number of photons produced during the early universe. Specifically, it highlights a tension between the observed abundance of galaxies and the predictions based on the standard model of cosmology, particularly the Lambda Cold Dark Matter (ΛCDM) model.
Unidentified Infrared Emission (UIR) refers to a series of broad and relatively weak emission features observed in the infrared spectrum, particularly in the context of astronomical observations. These features are typically detected in the infrared spectrum of various astronomical objects, including star-forming regions, planetary nebulae, and the interstellar medium.
The Pierce–Birkhoff conjecture is a conjecture in the field of lattice theory, specifically concerning finite distributive lattices and their Maximal Chains. It was proposed by the mathematicians Benjamin Pierce and George Birkhoff. The conjecture essentially deals with the nature of certain kinds of chains (series of elements) within these lattices and posits conditions under which certain structural properties hold.
Resolution of singularities is a mathematical process in algebraic geometry that aims to transform a variety (which can have singular points) into a smoother variety (which has no singularities) by replacing the singular points with more complex structures, often in a controlled way. This process is crucial for understanding geometric properties of algebraic varieties and for performing various calculations in algebraic geometry.
The Section Conjecture is a significant hypothesis in the field of arithmetic geometry, particularly concerning the relationship between algebraic varieties and their associated functions or sections. It was formulated by mathematicians in the context of the study of abelian varieties and their rational points. More specifically, the conjecture relates to the *Neron models* of abelian varieties over a number field and their sections.
Harborth's conjecture is a hypothesis in the field of graph theory, particularly related to the properties of planar graphs. Specifically, it suggests that every planar graph can be colored using at most four colors such that no adjacent vertices share the same color. This assertion is closely related to the well-known Four Color Theorem, which states that four colors are sufficient to color the vertices of any planar graph.
A **palindromic prime** is a number that meets two criteria: 1. **Palindromic**: It reads the same forwards and backwards. For example, 121, 131, and 1221 are palindromic numbers. 2. **Prime**: It is a prime number, meaning it has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself.
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Cramér's conjecture is a hypothesis in number theory related to the distribution of prime numbers. It was proposed by the Swedish mathematician Harald Cramér in 1936. The conjecture specifically addresses the gaps between consecutive prime numbers. Cramér's conjecture suggests that the gaps between successive primes \( p_n \) and \( p_{n+1} \) are relatively small compared to the size of the primes themselves.
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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 2.
    You can publish local OurBigBook lightweight markup files to either https://OurBigBook.com or as a static website
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    Figure 3.
    Visual Studio Code extension installation
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    Figure 4.
    Visual Studio Code extension tree navigation
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    Figure 5.
    Web editor
    . 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.
    Video 4.
    OurBigBook Visual Studio Code extension editing and navigation demo
    . Source.
  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
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    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