a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)
a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)
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| This story contains a brief explanation of the transfinite cardinals
and their arithmetic as part of a scary bit of science fiction. Why,
you may ask (and the character in the story does), do the transfinite
cardinals not seem to describe anything in the real world? The
answer, as we find out, is simply that we were not ready for
them...until now. But, that has changed, and whoever is controlling
our "chronon" has noticed it. So we can expect a more sophisticated
universe -- in which omega plays a more prominent role -- to begin any
moment. (Good, I'm glad. That set theory class will finally begin to
pay off!) First published in Blish's collection So Close to Home (1961) and reprinted in Mathematical Magpie. |
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Where are the new works of mathematical fiction?: As you can see from this chronological listing, this database includes many works of mathematical fiction for each year from 1990 to 2025. Strangely, only two are listed for 2026, so far. Either less mathematical fiction is being published than in previous years or I'm just having more trouble finding it. If you know of any works of fiction that should be added to this list, especially recently published ones, please let me know. (Keep in mind that I do not include self-published works or children's fiction that just covers elementary mathematical concepts.) Thanks!
(Maintained by Alex Kasman, College of Charleston)
