Talk:List of theorems

message: I think it would be good to put some to dos here. Charles Matthews 11:11, 14 Apr 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: TODO

message: Shouldn't there be a restriction on which areas these theorems come from???
Maybe split into (list of theorems (insert area e.g maths/philosophy etc.))
Chrissmith 11:15, Apr 14, 2004 (UTC)
To take an analogous case: List of equations doesn't make that sort of distinction. It's a list of things labelled 'equation'. Usually it would be argued that if someone wants a more specialised list - say list of thermodynamic theorems - they should just go ahead. It doesn't matter so much; just better to avoid demarcation disputes. Would Noether's theorem be maths or physics? That's a reasonable test case: basically it's a bit of both.
Charles Matthews 11:32, 14 Apr 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Areas of knowledge

message: I am not a native English speaker... What's the rule (if there is any) to use  's  or not?. Thanks. Pfortuny 17:14, 17 Apr 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Genitive

message: My oppinion is that is something may be called a theorem it is because it is in some way formalizable in a logico-mathematical system, and so is its proof. Hence, any thing which can be called a theorem is automaticallly "mathematical". So... I would understand a list of physical, economical, etc... but not mathematical. (I am including logic etc... in "mathematics"). However, this is disputable :D (And I do not want to spoil anyone's work).Pfortuny 10:10, 27 Apr 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: OK, I've just read the introduction again and it appears that under that definition, there may be theorems which are not mathematical... This makes me shiver :) ... If we keep that introduction then it makes sense, but for my taste, "mathematical theorems" sounds a bit repetitive. However, let's keep it for a while and then keep it for good. It will be useful, surely. Pfortuny 10:15, 27 Apr 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  List of mathematical theorems (?) 

message: I think each theorem should be added with the general issue or area to which it applies. Examples for styling this addition:
*Cantor–Bernstein–Schroeder theorem (Set Theory, Cardinal numbers)
*Binomial theorem (Combinatorics, Algebra)
MathKnight 21:06, 14 May 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggestions regarding the indexing\list 

message: Hi Everyone,
I have heard of this 14th century theorem that in a finite space a slower pursuer will eventually catch a faster fleeer.
The proof goes something on the lines of this: The fleer runs away in a direction perpendicular to the motion of the pursuer, because that is the direction in which the pursuer has no component of velocity.
The pursuer always keeps changing his direction of motion to the straight line joining the pursuer and fleer.
Because of the finite space the pursuer will eventually catch the fleer.
If anyone has heard of the proof please let me know.
You can email me at emmanuel dot e at gmx dot net.
Thanks,
Emmanuel
I think this is a counterexample:
http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/3301/fleeerpursuerje2.png
BTW, I made this image and release it into the public domain.
98.203.237.75 (talk) 08:57, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Theorem that in a finite space a slower pursuer will eventually catch a faster fleeer