On paper, these two polynomials are nearly identical, but behind the scenes, one has a much more complex underlying structure than the other. quantamagazine.org/how-galois-gro…
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@QuantaMagazine "There is an additional special algebraic relationship that its roots satisfy. The special relationship is (r − t)(r − s)(t − s) = 7" Where does this come from?
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@QuantaMagazine What a fantastic piece. Learned something today 😋