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Re:Quantum mechanics as a generalization of probability (2007) by Scene_Cast2 on Saturday September 27, 2014 @03:11PM (#8377890)
For reading up on p-norms related to the article, I found the wikipedia page on Lp spaces[1] to be fairly accessible as a learning tool.

Not sure if it's my learning style, but most math-related wikipedia pages read as a reference and seem to assume prior knowledge (especially with notation).

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lp_space

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Re:Quantum mechanics as a generalization of probability (2007) by coliveira on Saturday September 27, 2014 @03:15PM (#8377901)
> most math-related wikipedia pages read as a reference

This is by design, which is why it is called an encyclopedia. The fact that it assumes prior knowledge just means that you need to refer to other entries when in doubt.

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Re:Quantum mechanics as a generalization of probability (2007) by jev on Saturday September 27, 2014 @04:53PM (#8378178)
Nope, because the math articles are mainly made up of circular references which only use generalized, abstract examples to illustrate.
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Re:Quantum mechanics as a generalization of probability (2007) by lotsofmangos on Saturday September 27, 2014 @05:14PM (#8378223)
This might help a bit:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mathematical_symbols

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mathematical_abbreviati...

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