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Hi /sci/
/lit/ here
I am writing a story that includes a character who is mathematically literate and also sort of a pretentious dickface.
I need a branch of mathematics that is two words max and is extremely high level. Like, only a math PhD would have mastered it. The character would say to someone he's angry with "this isn't fucking (whatever) (whatever)!"
I want it to roll off the tongue well in such a situation
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>>8396717
Holy FUCK did you come to the right board! Why don't you just go with "Science & Math?" It pretty much screams pretentious dickface.
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triple integrals
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>>8396717
Rocket science
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Euclidean geometry.
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>>8396717
differential geometry
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>>8396717
fractional calculus
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>>8396738
Fractional calculus is easy man
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>two words max
no, the only answer is IUT
this thread sucks
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>>8396757
couldn't plain old Teichmüller theory word
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>>8396750
What about Ito calculus?
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>>8396737
you're writing the story about yourself?
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>>8396717
I recommend "rocket science". Because as soon as you use something else ("This isn't fucking general AI!") it becomes a cheesy and stupid cliche, that does nothing but tell the reader "Hey, we know it's already obvious, but we're going to tell you, blatantly, that this character is smart. Again".
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algebraic topology is the go-to difficult math subject
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>>8396717
Operator algebras
Proof theory
Model theory
Algebraic geometry
Number theory
Nonlinear dynamical systems
Quantum field theory
Ergodic theory
Arithmetic combinatorics
If you want very specific subfields:
Geometric class fields theory
Crystalline cohomology
Iwasawa theory
Descent theory
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>>8396717
Good thing you have a degree in math, you would never make a living off writing.
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they say "write what you know" for a reason. perhaps consider the importance of why it HAS to be some obscure area of mathematics and convey whatever that importance is through a means you are actually familiar with.
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>>8396789
not really, I am humble enough to know that I don't shit about high-level math in the grand scheme of things
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>>8396813
Or use society's memes.
Awkward? Glasses? Few friends, each of them probably close? Reads books? Misses jokes? Learns everything after seeing it once?
Your character is wicked smart!
BAZINGA. Get it? Because I'm mocking society? Yeah!
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>>8396821
no bazinga is to make your character quirky and it makes good sales in merchandise.
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Rational trigonometry
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>>8396717
Complex analysis.
Put a Residue Theorem reference somewhere.
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>>8396824
thanks
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>>8396835
>>8396835
>>8396835
>>8396835
THIS
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>>8396717
quadratic formula
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>>8396871
complex analysis is undergrad level, faggot
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Chaos physics
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>>8396933
tell me more
[not op]
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>>8396717
>/lit/ here
This is where you fucked up, you should have known /sci/ is tsundere towards /lit/ and would be even less likely than usual to give a serious answer.
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>>8396928
Plus it doesn't even sound impressive to a layman.
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Psychohistory
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Have your character talk about sheaves.
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>>8396737
Lmfao, you're a retard.
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