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Hi there! I'm Danu, a Dutch mathematician at the university of Hamburg. Very broadly, I am interested in differential geometry; more specifically, I work on quaternionic manifolds. Another interest of mine is in the interactions between geometry and string (or gauge) theories.

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What led to the fall of Göttingen?
Nov 2, 2014
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When and how was the geometric understanding of gauge theories developed?
Oct 28, 2014
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Why is the Pythagorean Theorem so ubiquitous?
Dec 12, 2014
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The history of different constructions of tangent spaces
Nov 14, 2014
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What mathematical developments/discoveries caused imaginary numbers to gain acceptance at the time (18th century) they did?
Oct 29, 2014
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How did Poincaré discover the fundamental group?
May 23, 2015
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Hilbert's reaction to Gödel's incompleteness theorems
Oct 28, 2014
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Who are some great scientists/mathematicians with not-so-great pre/mid-career credentials?
Mar 10, 2015
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Why did Einstein help in the development of the Quantum theory if he didn't agree with it?
Oct 29, 2014
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How come we attribute the general theory of relativity to Einstein?
Oct 29, 2014
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How do we handle the recent 'Ramanujan question'?
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Layman's explanation and understanding of Einstein's field equations
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Book covering differential geometry and topology for physics
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How can we recover the Newtonian gravitational potential from the metric of general relativity?
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How does one correctly interpret the behavior of the heat capacity of a charged black hole?
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Why is quantum mechanics called 0+1 dimensional QFT?

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