MATHEMATICAL FICTION:

a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

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Mersenne's Mistake (2006)
Jason Earls
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This is a nice piece of mathematical fiction (soon to appear in Grafika magazine) in which the mathematician/monk Marin Mersenne encounters a demon with amazing mathematical skills. Like the other stories by Earls, this seems to be designed to showcase the interesting numbers which he has found using computer algebra tools.

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Works Similar to Mersenne's Mistake
According to my `secret formula', the following works of mathematical fiction are similar to this one:
  1. The Square Root of Pythagoras by Paul Di Filippo / Rudy Rucker
  2. The Devil and Simon Flagg by Arthur Porges
  3. The Dreams in the Witch-House by H.P. Lovecraft
  4. Through the Gates of the Silver Key by H.P. Lovecraft / E. Hoffmann Price
  5. Vampire World (Trilogy) by Brian Lumley
  6. The Call of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft
  7. The Fairytale of the Completely Symmetrical Butterfly by Dietmar Dath
  8. Partition by Ira Hauptman
  9. Summer Solstice by Charles Leonard Harness
  10. Borzag and the Numerical Apocalypse by Jason Earls
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Categories:
GenreHistorical Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror,
MotifReal Mathematicians, Religion,
TopicAlgebra/Arithmetic/Number Theory,
MediumShort Stories,

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