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The article contains a list of contact persons of the DMV (German Mathematical Society) at various German universities and colleges. It also mentions some dissertation topics and their supervisors. Furthermore, scientific papers and research projects by mathematicians at various universities are listed. Information about the DMV, its board and presidency, as well as contact details and membership fees, are also provided. However, no further information is given about the content of the papers or research projects. [Extracted from the article]

The article "Issue 32(1)" in the Communications of the German Mathematical Society (DMV) covers various topics such as the DMV Student Conference 2024 in Ilmenau, the significance of mathematics in museums, job opportunities for mathematics graduates, and the name of the DMV. The president of the DMV emphasizes the need to attract more and younger members and to make greater efforts towards women and diversity. It also reports on the discussion about renaming the DMV, for which suggestions from members are being collected. The 2023 PISA study shows that the average mathematical and reading competencies of adolescents in many OECD countries have declined compared to the previous study in 2018. Scientific competence has also decreased. In Germany, the performance losses in all three areas are above average. The reasons for the deterioration are mainly attributed to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as language difficulties, interest, and motivation. The exhibition "From Newton to Einstein - a journey through space and time" was developed at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam and is now on display in Tübingen. The award winner Carla Cederbaum has also developed other projects, such as a book on mathematical magic tricks and the publication series "Oberwolfach-Snapshots of Modern Mathematics". Mathematicians Carolin Mehlmann and Thomas Richter from the University of Magdeburg participated in an expedition of the Polarstern to the Arctic Ocean to calibrate a new hybrid sea ice model. The hybrid sea ice model combines particle and continuum methods to better resolve the different sea ice regimes on different local scales. The text deals with the deformation theorem in differential geometry. It is shown that a manifold with boundary possesses a metric with certain properties if the double of the manifold carries such a metric. The question of whether the converse of this statement holds is also raised. The text deals with hypothesis testing and the problem of multiple error probability. Various methods for solving this problem are presented, including the Bonferroni correction and the development of better methods taking into account the dependency structure of the tests. It also addresses pseudoline arrangements, which have connections to combinatorics, geometry, and computer science. The text deals with various mathematical topics, including sorting networks, pseudoline arrangements, Rubik's cube, the PISA study, calculating machines, student studies, Felix Klein, and international cooperation in mathematics. Various concepts and applications are explained, such as the creation of sorting networks from pseudoline arrangements, the use of Markov chains to generate random pseudoline arrangements, and the development of calculation aids and calculating machines. The importance of student studies and international cooperation in mathematics is also emphasized. The text provides an insight into various mathematical topics and their applications. The article reports on Renate Tobies, a visiting scientist at Friedrich Schiller University Jena. She studied chemistry and mathematics and obtained her habilitation in the history of mathematics and natural sciences. Tobies has taught in various German cities and in Austria and was the managing editor of NTM History and Ethics of Natural Sciences, Technology, and Medicine. The article deals with a position paper by the professional societies DMV. [Extracted from the article]

The article "How many points does your star have?" by Max Hoffmann describes a guide for folding and cutting a star from a square sheet of paper. By folding and cutting, a star with a specific number of points is created. The author suggests using colored paper and using the star as a decoration for the room. The question is also raised whether it is possible to create stars with more or fewer points. The author, Dr. Max Hoffmann, works at the Institute for Mathematics at the University of Paderborn. [Extracted from the article]

The wealth of source material produced by Roman notaries has long been neglected. Only in recent decades has it been systematically evaluated by researchers. Given the fragmentary source situation in general, these atti notarili add considerable detail to our knowledge of everyday life. They provide insights not only into the Rome of the popes, which has received considerable attention, but above all into the Rome of the Roman people, much less studied. This paper focuses not on another notary, but on the question of the potential contribution of this genre of sources to the history of late medieval Rome. We see how clients belonging to different social groups approach different notaries. We understand the typical concerns and problems of Roman society, ranging from the debtor imprisoned in a dungeon to the Colonna family in their palazzo. We find confident Florentines with their business dealings, German bakers and their partnership contracts, impoverished monasteries with their growing debts. We see the building boom of the Renaissance and how Piazza Navona is transformed from a campus into a platea, as well as rural Rome within the walls and its countless vineyards. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper surveys cover versions of Italian hits in Spanish and German. Using autoethnographic methods, it offers a retrospective examination of the 1970s and 1980s in Latin America and Germany, reflecting on the influence of Italian artists on the Latin American and German Schlager music scenes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Peace of Venice (1177), which ended the nearly twenty-year-long schism between Pope Alexander III and his opponents supported by Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa, has long been the subject of controversy among scholars, who focused initially on the concrete provisions of the treaty and more recently on the symbolic acts that affirmed it. This paper uses Alexandrian sources to concentrate on peace itself as the pope's most important political goal: the biography of Alexander written by his cardinal Boso, the frescoes in the Lateran Palace painted after the victory, and other statements made by the pope himself and his supporters reveal his primary goal to be the restoration of unity and peace. This thinking may have been rooted in the Christian ethic of peace as well as in the enduring ideal of cooperation between pope and emperor. It offers an explanation for the pope's willingness to compromise in Venice, often viewed with astonishment today, expressed through the choice of location, the staging, as well as personnel and material decisions. Alexander did not aim to supercede the emperor, nor to achieve victory on specific issues in detail; instead, his goal throughout the schism seems to have been a return to peace and cooperation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper is an overview of the musicological research project „Towards a global history of music", which was carried out between 2013 and 2017 on the basis of a Balzan Prize for Musicology (2012), with the assistance of international music research institutes and their specialists. A main outcome of the project are three collective volumes of papers, published in 2018, 2019 and 2021, respectively. The project has viewed the variety of musical experiences around the world as a historical unfolding, to be explored via a „long path" through both geography and history. It has queried the enlightenment idea of a fundamental unity of all music (universalism), and the often fragile status of musical-cultural identities on the regional or national levels. It has sought to join methodologies of ethnomusicology and historical research, and has observed that the concepts of music and historiography themselves are less than universal. To the discourses of globalisation and modernisation, the project has added the alternative of transculturality, allowing for more neutral or participatory interpretations of cultural encounter. Summarising this research, tensions between nation and migration, regionalism and adaptation, ‚radial' and ‚imposed' globality are shown. The paper proposes to expand such studies into non-scientific practice and to find new institutional bases, which would benefit further global understanding and sharing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper develops out of a specific event. In 2020, the town of Münsingen in the Swabian Alps commissioned its authors to write a historical report on the Italian Fascist Monterosa Division, focusing on its function and role in the German occupation of Italy from 1944 to 1945. The issue to be clarified was the extent to which the division was involved in war crimes during this period. The background to the request was a monument erected in 1986 in the Ehrenhain, Münsingen's „grove of honour", by the division's veterans' association (Associazione degli appartenenti alla divisione Monterosa). This monument has since led to repeated controversy and heated debate over its Fascist symbolism and the division's involvement in anti-partisan warfare in Italy. Our paper focuses on the experience of officers in the Fascist regime, the division's operations against partisans and at the front, its crimes, and the attempts of the veterans' association in the post-war period to gain official recognition in both Germany and Italy. The Monterosa Mountain Division was created in 1943/1944 by Benito Mussolini's Repubblica sociale italiana (RSI) as one of four military divisions to join front-line combat with the German Army in Italy. Largely composed of young conscripts from Northern Italy, its older non-commissioned officers had extensive war experience from the Italian occupation of Greece and the Balkans, and from the Eastern Front. Its commander, General Mario Carloni, was a hardliner, an energetic, ruthless, and politicised Fascist officer who after the collapse of the Italian state in 1943 chose to continue fighting for Mussolini's side and to support the German occupation of Italy. German instructors trained the Monterosa Division in Münsingen. In late August 1944, it was sent to Italy and assigned to coastal defense duties on the east coast of Liguria, an area almost completely controlled by partisans. The division thus became involved in anti-partisan actions and began to take hostages, shoot civilians and prisoners of war, and destroy village houses. In 1951, a division association was founded, with former General Carloni as its honorary president. Until 2001, it tried in vain to gain recognition from the Associazione Nazionale Alpini (ANA), the most important veterans' and reservists' association of Italian mountain troops. In Germany, on the other hand, the former Monterosa soldiers found faster access to veterans' associations. The first visit by former division members to Münsingen took place as early as 1952. In the 1970s, these visits became increasingly regular and were given official sanction. During the 1980s, the division association's connections further expanded and ultimately resulted in the erection of a memorial to the fallen. In Germany, of all places, the RSI veterans received the recognition that was so difficult for them to obtain in their home country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Ellsberg Paradox, discovered by Daniel Ellsberg, is an important paradox in economic theory that raises the question of how people estimate probabilities. It refers to the decision between red and black balls in an urn and shows that people who answer "red" to the first question and "black or yellow" to the second question contradict themselves. Daniel Ellsberg became known for the publication of the Pentagon Papers and was charged with espionage and treason, but the trial was declared flawed due to misconduct by the prosecution and the government. Ellsberg also showed that people violate the axiom of independence of irrelevant alternatives and that subjective probabilities cannot be added. The author of the article, George Szpiro, is a Swiss-Israeli journalist and author. [Extracted from the article]

The announcements of the German Mathematical Association (DMV) publish various articles on mathematical topics in their first issue of the year 2023. It reports on the beauty of mathematical chalkboard images, for which photographer Jessica Wynne has photographed chalkboards of mathematicians worldwide. In addition, contributions to the Tilings Encyclopedia, the use of ChatGPT in higher education and school teaching, as well as mathematical science communication in the digital society are presented. The issue concludes with a joint position paper on combating the shortage of mathematics teachers. The text contains information about various events and awards in the field of mathematics. It points to a general meeting in Ilmenau, where there are opportunities for exchange. The Gauss Lectures and the StuKon, a student conference, are also recommended. The importance of annual conferences for the DMV and the shortage of mathematics teachers in school mathematics education are also discussed. In addition, the winners of the Breakthrough Prize and the New Horizons Prize, as well as the awarding of the Hector Science Prize and funding by the European Research Council, are mentioned. Valentin Blomer receives an ERC Advanced Grant of two million euros for his research on number-theoretical objects and automorphic forms. The project aims to achieve progress and solutions for three unsolved mathematical conjectures. Georg Oberdieck examines in his project "Correspondences in enumerative geometry: Hilbert schemes, K3 surfaces and modular forms" the enumerative geometry of algebraic surfaces, especially K3 surfaces. The project is supported by an ERC Starting Grant of 1.5 million euros. The Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation celebrates its 10th anniversary with various events, including the 10th Heidelberg Laureate Forum in September. A group of mathematicians of Ukrainian origin is founding the International Center for Mathematics in Ukraine to promote top-level mathematics in the country. The competition "Jugend forscht" has begun, in which young researchers present their projects. A team of young researchers has developed a new warning device for lathes that indicates when a workpiece has been clamped incorrectly. This is one of many examples of the diversity of research projects in "Jugend forscht" and "Schüler experimentieren". The winners of the regional competitions qualify for the state competitions, which begin in March 2023. The national final of Jugend forscht will take place in Bremen in May 2023. The Mathematical Research Institute Oberwolfach invites doctoral students and postdocs to apply for seminars in 2023. These seminars are organized by leading experts in the respective field and are aimed at promising young scientists from all over the world. Lena Lattwein, a talented football player, also has exceptional mathematical abilities. She has completed her bachelor's degree in mathematical economics and is now focusing on her career as a professional football player. The entry in the Tilings Encyclopedia deals with the kite and dart Penrose tiling. These tilings are non-periodic but exhibit a high degree of global order. By suitable markings, the stones can generate exclusively non-periodic tilings. The tiling can be generated by projecting points of the five-dimensional lattice Z5 onto the plane. The Penrose tilings are connected to the discovery of quasicrystals and have led to a wave of research in the field. [Extracted from the article]

The article "Logbook Mathematics" deals with mathematical jokes and April Fools' jokes. It is mentioned that Martin Gardner made some April Fools' jokes in April 1975, such as the claim that the theory of relativity had been disproven. The number eπ√163 is now referred to as the Ramanujan constant. Robert J. Scherrer discusses in a paper the possibility that the values of π, e, γ, φ, and whole numbers could change over time. Other mathematical April Fools' jokes are also mentioned, such as a decomposition of the sphere into hexagons. There is a reference to an April Fools' joke about Fermat's conjecture, in which a well-known mathematician announced a counterproof. Another mathematician spread an April Fools' joke about the Riemann hypothesis through a mailing list. There is also a report about a fake article from Der Postillon, which claimed that German elementary school students do not master infinitesimal calculus. The Titanic and the NachDenkSeiten also published satirical articles about mathematical concepts and the Ukraine crisis. [Extracted from the article]

This special issue is devoted to the influence of Italian culture on the Antitrinitarian movements that spread through Europe during the early modern period. One of the objectives is to go back to the period preceding the activities of Lelio and Fausto Sozzini, and to consider the influences of various trends in the Italian thought of the 15th and 16th centuries that made a crucial contribution to shaping Antitrinitarian ideas about Biblical exegesis, spirituality, baptism and the Trinity. Some papers also cover the phase following the international establishment of Socinianism. While for the first half of the sixteenth century there is a tendency to underestimate the Italian contribution to European Antitrinitarianism, the exact opposite is true for the period between the end of the sixteenth and the seventeenth centuries. The perception of Antitrinitarianism changes completely and, following the international affirmation of the Sozzini, is often mistakenly identified with Socinianism, taking the part for the whole (as is still often the case today on a historiographical level). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article "President's Greeting" reports on the position paper on equal opportunities and diversity of the German Mathematical Society (DMV). The DMV presidency emphasizes the importance of a diverse, respectful, and inclusive community. It is mentioned that the discussion about a possible renaming of the DMV has resurfaced, but no name change has taken place so far. The presidency has established a specialist group for gender, diversity, and sustainability in mathematics and proposes a participatory process to shape the discussion about the name of the DMV. Furthermore, reference is made to a paper adopted by various mathematical and scientific societies, condemning antidemocratic and nationalist approaches in Germany. It is emphasized that science requires openness, international cooperation, democracy, and the rule of law. [Extracted from the article]

The announcements of the German Mathematical Association (DMV) report on various topics, including the support of mathematicians from Ukraine. In collaboration with Mathematics Münster, the DMV is planning a long-term project to support mathematicians from Ukraine. Mathematical institutions and scientists in Germany are called upon to register on the website go.wwu.de/math-for-ukraine to provide scholarships and temporary positions. Mathematicians from Ukraine can submit their applications on the same website. The journal also contains articles on various mathematical topics and events. The text mentions various positions and elections in the DMV (German Mathematical Association). There are positions such as president, vice president, and secretary, which are elected by the board for 2 years, as well as two additional seats on the board, one of which is responsible for the DMV's website and is elected by all DMV members for 4 years. It is emphasized that all DMV members can make election proposals and that the board is obliged to nominate at least one candidate for each vacant position on the board. In addition, a call for nominations for the Hermann Minkowski Medal 2022 is made, which is awarded to mathematicians whose careers are still ahead of them. It is noted that the doctorate should not be more than twelve years old and that nominations can be submitted until May 1, 2022. Finally, a discussion contribution discusses the vision of contemporary mathematics education on the path to the Abitur (German high school diploma) and emphasizes that mathematics education should create more conceptual understanding. The Science Council has adopted recommendations for the transformation of scientific publishing towards open access. It is demanded that scientific publications be made immediately, permanently, at the original place of publication, and freely available under an open license. An information paper by the German Research Foundation describes possibilities for the digital tracking of scientific activities. Photographer Jessica Wynne has photographed blackboards of mathematicians from around the world who have developed ideas and solved problems. The images are to be published by a German publisher. The Mathematical Research Institute Oberwolfach calls for applications for workshops with networking and mentoring activities. The Student Conference (StuKon) will take place for the first time independent of the DMV Annual Meeting and is aimed at students and graduates of all mathematical degree programs. The calculator "HP-35" could celebrate its 50th anniversary this year. Criticism is expressed of the third-party funding system. The Young Academy has developed an online tool that compares the time required, success rate, and funding amounts. The digital math advent calendars from "Math in Life" and the Berlin Excellence Cluster MATH+ were very popular in December 2021 and had almost 200,000 participants, including over 175,000 students. The DMV 2021 Media Prize went to science journalist Thomas de Padova for his outstanding portrayal of mathematics in his publications. The journalist prize was awarded to Manon Bischoff and Aeneas Rooch. The article describes the book "Alles wird Zahl" by Thomas de Padova, which embeds scientific developments in their cultural and historical context. The book deals with the progress of mathematics in the 15th century. [Extracted from the article]

Mathematics professor Camillo De Lellis is awarded the Maryam Mirzakhani Prize in Mathematics for his contributions to solving the Euler equations and the regularity theory of minimal surfaces. The Science Council has adopted recommendations for the transformation of scientific publishing towards open access. An information paper describes possibilities for digitally tracking scientific activities. Photographer Jessica Wynne has photographed blackboards of mathematicians from around the world, which will be published as a book in a German publishing house in the fall. The MFO calls for applications for workshops with networking and mentoring activities to promote equal opportunities and diversity in mathematics. Various mathematical events and dates are mentioned, including lectures, conferences, and anniversaries. Additionally, the digital math advent calendars from "Math in Life" and the Berlin Excellence Cluster MATH+ are mentioned. [Extracted from the article]

The position paper by DMV, GDM, and MNU from November 23, 2022, deals with the acute shortage of mathematics teachers. The Education Report of 2022 and a model calculation by the KMK indicate a lack of mathematics teachers. Various measures to address the shortage are being discussed, such as recruiting additional students, establishing study places, and abolishing admission restrictions. The professional societies emphasize the importance of subject-specific and didactic educational components in these measures and propose nationally uniform minimum standards. It is recommended to conduct scientifically based training and further education programs and provide the necessary resources. [Extracted from the article]

The article informs about case study of a serious and multiple ethical misconduct after an author submitted a paper to five journals for publication and committed some form of plagiarism. Topics include mathematics and in sciences in general, multiple submissions of the same results or parallel papers are prohibited as serious ethical misconduct; and mathematics simultaneous or concurrent submission of a manuscript describing the same research publication in the electronic online systems.

The editorial of the DMV Announcements in the year 2023 welcomes the readers and mentions a monument in Vík í Myrdal, Iceland, which is depicted on the cover. The monument symbolizes the collaboration between Iceland and Great Britain and was created by the Icelandic sculptor Steinunn Thórarinsdóttir. The first issue of the Announcements is themed "achieved together". It also includes contributions on mathematical chalkboard drawings, tessellations, the use of ChatGPT in higher education and school teaching, as well as science communication and negotiations with mathematics. The issue concludes with a joint position paper on combating the shortage of mathematics teachers. [Extracted from the article]