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Non-Standard Axioms for Various Math Structures 5

In this post, we continue the discussion from the previous in the series.

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A More Intuitive Variant of a UFD 2

We continue the discussion started in this post.

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Non-Standard Axioms for Various Math Structures 4

We continue the discussion from the previous post in the series.

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Algebraic Structures Applicable to All Sets 2

In this post, we attempt to better understand the questions posed in this post and its follow-up by formalizing them generally in the language of universal algebra.

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General Field Applicability to Infinite Sets

In this post, we undertake a more focused investigation into the conjecture that every infinite set can be turned into a field, as stated in this post. (We assume the Axiom of Choice throughout.)

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Non-Standard Axioms for Various Math Structures 3

In this post, we continue the discussion from the previous in the series.

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Sine Angle Product Formula 2

In this post, we continue the discussion from a previous post about the existence of a suitable sine angle product identity.

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Non-Standard Axioms for Various Math Structures 2

This is part of a series in which we investigate non-standard axiomatizations of various math structures. The previous post in the series was concerned with single equational axioms for equational classes. In this post, we are inspired by a particularly elegant characterization of (abstract) Boolean algebras, and we consider whether similar “Boolean algebra-like” characterizations can be given for other common structures.

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Sine Angle Addition Functional Equation 2

In this post, we continue the discussion from this post, where we investigate the sine angle addition functional equation

\displaystyle f(a + b) = f(a)f\left( \frac{\pi}{2} - b \right) + f\left( \frac{\pi}{2} - a \right)f(b).

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Sine Angle Addition Functional Equation

In this post, we investigate further the sine angle addition functional equation that I introduced in a previous post, Trigonometric Identities as Functional Equations. (See the work done there before reading this post.) Specifically, the question is to find all functions f such that

\displaystyle f(a + b) = f(a)f\left( \frac{\pi}{2} - b \right) + f\left( \frac{\pi}{2} - a \right)f(b).