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The throwing and catching of multiple objects such that at least one is always in the air. Some aspects of juggling turn out to be quite mathematical. The best examples are ...

A point of discontinuity, also called a leap.

An optical illusion, illustrated above, in which the eye perceives a white upright equilateral triangle where none is actually drawn.

D_(KY)=j+(sigma_1+...+sigma_j)/(|sigma_(j+1)|), (1) where sigma_1<=sigma_n are Lyapunov characteristic exponents and j is the largest integer for which ...

Applying the Kaprekar routine to 4-digit number reaches 0 for exactly 77 4-digit numbers, while the remainder give 6174 in at most 8 iterations. The value 6174 is sometimes ...

A generalization of the Runge-Kutta method for solution of ordinary differential equations, also called Rosenbrock methods.

The system of partial differential equations f_x = 2fgc(x-t) (1) g_t = 2fgc(x-t). (2)

Let D be a domain in R^n for n>=3. Then the transformation v(x_1^',...,x_n^')=(a/(r^'))^(n-2)u((a^2x_1^')/(r^('2)),...,(a^2x_n^')/(r^('2))) onto a domain D^', where ...

A double rhomboid linkage which gives rectilinear motion from circular without an inversion.

The security of a cryptosystem must not depend on keeping the cryptographic algorithm secret.