2009 – Konrad Voelkel's Blog – Mathemagically

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Year: 2009

Categorical background for A¹-homotopy theory (simplicial model categories)

7 December, 2009 in category english, Walkthrough to Morel-Voevodsky A1-homotopy theory by Konrad Voelkel.

Background needed to understand Morel-Voevodsky's paper "A¹-homotopy theory". I explain simplicial sets, topoi, monoidal categories, enriched categories and simplicial model categories.

On Theories and Stories

5 December, 2009 in category english, life by Konrad Voelkel.

I present you my view on science theory and the connection with myths and stories we use in everyday life.

Statt Facebook (zum zweiten Mal)

22 November, 2009 in category deutsch, life, web by Konrad Voelkel.

Kürzer, praktischer, technischer als der erste Artikel zum Thema "Weg von Facebook und Wikipedia"

Found nice introductory paper on cryptography & complexity

17 November, 2009 in category computers, english, Mathematics for non-mathematicians by Konrad Voelkel.

It's accessible with a minimum amount of knowledge in computer science and/or mathematics. If you ever wondered how PGP works, this is a good place to learn it! (link to arXiv inside)