‎let $v$ be an $n$-dimensional complex inner product space‎. ‎suppose‎ ‎$h$ is a subgroup of the symmetric group of degree $m$‎, ‎and‎ ‎$chi‎ :‎hrightarrow mathbb{c} $ is an irreducible character (not‎ ‎necessarily linear)‎. ‎denote by $v_{chi}(h)$ the symmetry class‎ ‎of tensors associated with $h$ and $chi$‎. ‎let $k(t)in‎ (v_{chi}(h))$ be the operator induced by $tin‎ ‎text{end}(v)$‎. ‎the...

We consider diagonal cubic surfaces defined by an equation of the form ax + by + cz + dt = 0. Numerically, one can find all rational points of height 6 B for B in the range of up to 10 , thanks to a program due to D. J. Bernstein. On the other hand, there are precise conjectures concerning the constants in the asymptotics of rational points of bounded height due to Manin, Batyrev and the author...

Several ways used to rank countries with respect to medals won during Olympic Games are discussed. In particular, it is shown that the unofficial rank used by the Olympic Committee is the only rank that does not allow one to use a numerical counter for ranking – this rank uses the lexicographic ordering to rank countries: one gold medal is more precious than any number of silver medals and one ...