The Banach-Tarski Paradox by Michael DeGasperis '23, Mathematics Colloquium

Mon, November 21st, 2022
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm

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The Banach-Tarski Paradox by Michael DeGasperis ’23, Mathematics Colloquium, Monday, November 21, 1 – 1:45 pm, North Science Building 113, Wachenheim.

Abstract:  Can you create something out of nothing?  According to the Banach-Tarski paradox, given a sphere, there exist a decomposition of the sphere into a finite number of subsets which then can be put back together to yield two identical copies of the original ball.

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