Research Proposal For the Study of Transinfinant Sets as They Relate to the Banach-Tarski Theorem

Unfortunately, Blogger is making it very difficult for me to retain the formatting of the mathematical notation in my writing when using their client. Due to this I will be hosting my blogpost for this week on Google Docs at this link while I work to find a longterm solution to this issue. I have enabled commenting on the document. I apologize for any inconvenience. 


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  1. EricaFebruary 11, 2022 at 11:21 AM

    Josiah,
    What a fascinating topic, and so well written. Can't wait to see where the semester takes you!

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