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The Joys of Longer Hangovers

Authors :
Barry Cipra
Source :
Science. 323:875-875
Publication Year :
2009
Publisher :
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2009.

Abstract

JOINT MATHEMATICS MEETINGSMathematicians at the Joint Mathematics Meetings showed a better way to get an overhang with a large set of bricks by translating the problem of stacking bricks into a problem about random walks.

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Subjects :
Multidisciplinary
Theoretical computer science
Computer science
ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION
Hardware_INTEGRATEDCIRCUITS
Joint (building)
Large set (combinatorics)
Random walk
GeneralLiterature_MISCELLANEOUS

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ISSN :
10959203 and 00368075
Volume :
323
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Science
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........a6f902ed62a052c3cfb65c4aa7df4981
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.323.5916.875
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