a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)
Author includes the word(s): Helga Königsdorf
3 matches found out of 1743
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(Note: This page not the entire list of works of
Mathematical Fiction. To see the whole list, click here.)
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Im Schatten des Regenbogens (1993) |
 | Helga Königsdorf |
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Desillusioned after
the fall of communism, several academicans are willlessly
"abgewickelt" (read: annexed and thrown onto the scrap heap)
by the Western "invaders".
Contains a few references to her old "Lemma 1", a mention
of the Mandelbrot set and a short discussion of the pattern
paradox (1,2,3,4,5,6 in lottery is as probable as any other
combination drawn).
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Krise [Crisis] (1978) |
 | Helga Königsdorf |
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A pure mathematician at an East German research facility has already moved (not entirely by choice) to a technical institute when his paper on a crisis ["Krise"] in number theory is published. So, the... (more) |
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Lemma 1 (1978) |
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| Helga Königsdorf |
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This short story by an East German author concerns a mathematics graduate student who realizes right before her thesis defense that Lemma 1 (the initial small step on which the rest of her results depend)... (more) |
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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!
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College of Charleston)