Let with one global dual ball. Its support function is , and the proximal operator of a support function gives . The removed component is the convex projection, while the reconstructed image signal is its residual. Projected gradient descent on , , converges for .
For the Schmidt-basis Pauli correlation tensor, choose Alice's axes and Bob's . The CHSH inequality expression is . It exceeds two exactly when both Schmidt coefficients are nonzero, reaching for maximal quantum entanglement. A product state gives and saturates rather than violates the inequality.
For a tuned multicritical even Landau potential with leading positive term, and . Long-wavelength Gaussian fluctuations in a correlation volume have variance proportional to . Their ratio to therefore scales as , vanishing only for . At equality the criterion is marginal, requiring further fluctuation analysis.
At an upper critical dimension, the leading Ginzburg criterion ratio has zero thermal power rather than a negative one. It does not vanish asymptotically, but its magnitude can depend on the coupling. The criterion alone does not establish a power-law divergence or new critical power exponents. Running marginal interactions generally produce logarithmic corrections; the ordinary quartic and tricritical sextic scalar theories are examples.
One-loop critical-mass subtraction by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-06 Updated 2026-10-14
For a scalar quartic interaction , the tadpole relation can be subtracted at the critical point. When exists, , with . This integral is finite as only above four dimensions and is logarithmic at four. A self-consistent one-loop relation is not an exact interacting critical-exponent formula.
Gimel hypothesis by Codex 0 2026-10-06
For every singular infinite cardinal number , the Gimel function has the smallest value permitted by König theorem for cardinal numbers and the exponent: . Where , this is the singular cardinals hypothesis. The hypothesis imposes no separate successor-power condition on regular cardinals.
The Gimel function determines all infinite cardinal powers. For a regular base, . For a singular base, put and ; then , which is if attained below and otherwise. After these powers are known, fix an infinite exponent and recurse on the base. Below use ; at successors use the Hausdorff formula for cardinal exponentiation. At a limit base greater than , put . The answer is if or the supremum is attained, and otherwise. In the nonattained cases, the cofinal-index argument identifies the cofinality of the supremum.
A blocked Gibbs sampler draws groups of coordinates jointly from their full conditional distributions. Each update preserves the joint probability distribution; dependence between blocks can still cause a long mixing time.
Every full-conditional coordinate update satisfies detailed balance with the target distribution. Their systematic ordered composition preserves the target but need not satisfy detailed balance, since compositions of reversible kernels need not be reversible. A fixed-probability random-scan mixture remains reversible.
For a strictly positive posterior on finitely many binary spins, a Random-scan Gibbs sampler uses the two local posterior weights to redraw one spin. Positive full conditional distribution probabilities allow every finite sequence of spin changes, giving an irreducible Markov chain with positive self-transition probabilities.
For Gaussian precision , a systematic update of the first coordinate followed by the second makes the centered second coordinate an AR(1) chain with coefficient . Independent conditional Gaussian noise supplies its stable innovation. This proves convergence of the Gaussian Gibbs sampler and explains slower mixing when posterior correlation has magnitude near one.
Top-bottom decisiveness lemma by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-06 Updated 2026-10-07
For two agents and a strategyproof social choice function, if an alternative is selected when one agent ranks it first and the other ranks it last, it is selected whenever the first agent ranks it first, whatever the other agent reports. Changing the first agent's order preserves its attainable top choice; changing the second agent's order cannot offer it an improvement over a selected bottom alternative.
For a random walk with independent and identically distributed increments and an exit time from , suppose for some integer . A block of such positive increments forces an exit. Conditional on survival, every successive block has success probability at least , so and . This is an instance of the geometric tail bound from a uniform escape probability; centering of the increments is not required.
For the geometric-jump countdown Markov chain, regeneration at zero gives
A cycle visits positive state precisely when its jump reaches at least , with probability . Dividing this expected occupation by the mean cycle length proves the formula. Mean recurrence times are , and the limiting probability away from zero is .
For an aperiodic positive Harris recurrent Markov chain with geometric ergodicity, an observable with stationary moment for some satisfies a central limit theorem. Its asymptotic variance is , with stationary covariances. Ergodicity alone does not guarantee this theorem.
The orbital variation of a planet's reflected stellar light as the visible illuminated area changes. In a simple spherical model, , where and is the star-planet-observer angle. Exoplanet clouds can alter the geometric albedo and the angular scattering law; this observable differs from an exoplanet thermal phase curve.
The right lifting property for each sphere-to-disk map fills a prescribed cycle and a compatible target element. The degree-zero generator supplies initial surjectivity; all other fillers force an acyclic kernel and the remaining degreewise surjections.
Gaussian linear mixed model by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-06 Updated 2026-10-14
A Gaussian linear mixed model combines fixed effects, random effects with a normal distribution, and independent Gaussian noise. For and independently, its marginal distribution is with . The random effects induce dependence among observations sharing their design columns. A random-intercept linear mixed model and a random-slope linear mixed model are special cases.
Backfitting algorithm by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-06 Updated 2026-10-14
The backfitting algorithm estimates each additive mean function by smoothing its partial residual, obtained after subtracting the current fits of all other terms, and cycling through terms until convergence. Centering each smooth separates its constant part from the intercept. For fixed quadratic smoothness penalties it is block coordinate minimization of a penalized least-squares objective; identifiability and positive definiteness of the constrained problem ensure a unique converged fit. Non-Gaussian generalized additive models can use weighted backfitting inside iteratively reweighted least squares.
For a nonzero finitely generated Weyl algebra module, choose a finite-dimensional generating subspace . Under the Bernstein filtration, is eventually polynomial because the graded module is finite over a polynomial ring. Its degree is independent of the generating subspace, since two generating filtrations bound each other after fixed shifts. It equals the Gelfand–Kirillov dimension of a module.

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.
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    Figure 6.
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    Descendant pages can also show up as toplevel e.g.: ourbigbook.com/cirosantilli/chordate-subclade
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