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P.S.: I particularly like the "inverted pyramide" that I didn't know. I think it's an excellent ideal to aspire to for...

P.S.: I particularly like the "inverted pyramide" that I didn't know. I think it's an excellent ideal to aspire to for introductions to math articles. I see many introductions that could be improved by moving closer to this ideal - no I don't want to read a page of background before getting to the description of the content of the paper!

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This article, by @adamjkucharski on scientific writing, is short and great. Mathematical writing differs from other scientific writing, but...

This article, by @adamjkucharski on scientific writing, is short and great. Mathematical writing differs from other scientific writing, but I think all his rules are highly relevant for mathematical writing, too.

https://kucharski.substack.com/p/some-tips-for-scientific-writing

Dear Taylor & Francis,no, I am not going to fill out a profile with Institution, Country and keywords just to *decline* a *referee...

Dear Taylor & Francis,

no, I am not going to fill out a profile with Institution, Country and keywords just to *decline* a *referee request*.

Kind regards, Arend Bayer

But mathematically, the merits of the article should stand on its own, and as an editor rather make the decision based on the same case for...

But mathematically, the merits of the article should stand on its own, and as an editor rather make the decision based on the same case for the article that the referees and readers get to see.
4/n, n=4

Of course, there are exceptions. Maybe the article got rejected from another journal despite a positive referee report; in that case, you...

Of course, there are exceptions. Maybe the article got rejected from another journal despite a positive referee report; in that case, you could suggest to contact the editors of that journal to obtain this report--which usually editors will be happy to do, if the referee gives permission. Or maybe you want to clarify that this article originally was part of a larger preprint, and explain why you decided to split the paper.
3/n

Editors will look at your abstract and introduction, and if the abstract and introduction don't do a good enough job highlighting your...

Editors will look at your abstract and introduction, and if the abstract and introduction don't do a good enough job highlighting your strongest results, you should improve the abstract and introduction instead. 2/n

A while back, I saw some advice on how to draft a letter to the editors, accompanying the submission of an article to a journal.Here is...

A while back, I saw some advice on how to draft a letter to the editors, accompanying the submission of an article to a journal.

Here is mine, for math journals: write a version of
"Dear editors,
please find attached our article XYZ, which we submit for publication in Journal of ABC.
Thank you for handling the article.
Best wishes,
John Doe (for the authors)"

That's it, that's the letter.

Do you feel the need to write more, highlighting the strongest results of the article? 1/n

Mitigating the risk of extinction from irresponsible research in Algebraic Geometry should be a global priority, and we should mitigate it...

Mitigating the risk of extinction from irresponsible research in Algebraic Geometry should be a global priority, and we should mitigate it by funding responsible research in Algebraic Geometry. (For example, my own.)

Why do algebraic geometers study moduli spaces (one of *the* central topics of interests in the field)? Rahul Pandharipande emailed...

Why do algebraic geometers study moduli spaces (one of *the* central topics of interests in the field)?

Rahul Pandharipande emailed collaborators and colleagues in the field to ask, and collected their answers. The result is a beautiful mixture of philosophical and technical motivation. https://www.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/node/12117

On the same page, you can also find his own answer, in his slides
for the 2023 Hirzebruch lecture at MPI & University Bonn.

I sense a mixture of joy - for having witnessed a small part of such a rich mathematical life - and sadness for his passing. My thoughts are...

I sense a mixture of joy - for having witnessed a small part of such a rich mathematical life - and sadness for his passing. My thoughts are with his family.

(5/5)

This is all the more remarkable as he was already close to 70 by the time I finished my PhD. It is perhaps harder than it may appear to...

This is all the more remarkable as he was already close to 70 by the time I finished my PhD. It is perhaps harder than it may appear to remain open-minded and curious as an ageing mathematician, and no one did so more gracefully than Yuri Ivanovich. Having passed official German retirement age, his willingness to, yet again, stumble into a new dark mathematical room and start looking for the light seemed to only grow.

(4/n)

And personally, he was very supportive and understanding. When he took time to give feedback on a number of iterations of drafts of my first...

And personally, he was very supportive and understanding. When he took time to give feedback on a number of iterations of drafts of my first paper, he got worried and asked several times whether the process was becoming frustrating from my side - when in fact, it was quite the opposite, as I could see how the exposition and, in fact, the proof itself, was becoming clearer and better. Now, more than 15 years later the memory of my meetings with him still put a smile on my face.

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Two out of these three is already a special combination, but all three together was something truly wonderful. It could be daunting - I...

Two out of these three is already a special combination, but all three together was something truly wonderful. It could be daunting - I never knew in advance what the topic of our meeting would be - but always uplifting: his excitement to understand and discover something new was infectious.

(2/n)

My PhD supervisor Yuri Manin passed away yesterday.He was one of the most influential mathematicians of the last 60 years. But for me, he...

My PhD supervisor Yuri Manin passed away yesterday.

He was one of the most influential mathematicians of the last 60 years. But for me, he was simultaneously my diploma and PhD supervisor, one of the kindest persons I have ever met, and one of the most intellectually curious.

(1/n)

Pro tip, you can thank me later:Do referee corrections backwards - then all page/line number references are still correct as you are...

Pro tip, you can thank me later:

Do referee corrections backwards - then all page/line number references are still correct as you are addressing each comment.

(Now if that wasn't worth signing up for mastodon - took me all of 20 years to figure this out!)

"Moduli" - a new journal owned by Foundation Compositio Mathematica.(I am on the editorial board.)"Moduli publishes...

"Moduli" - a new journal owned by Foundation Compositio Mathematica.

(I am on the editorial board.)

"Moduli publishes significant new results on all aspects of moduli theory or related mathematics, including but not restricted to techniques from: algebraic, differential and arithmetic geometry; combinatorics; dynamical systems; gauge theory; geometric analysis; geometric group theory; pure math inspired by physics; representation theory; and topology."

https://moduli.nl/

Edinburgh's Meadows at twilight, with a thin layer of fog on top of the grass.

Edinburgh's Meadows at twilight, with a thin layer of fog on top of the grass.