I have a new maths theory but how do I get it out in the open and accepted?

Question

It is in the form of an equation, i have proved it works and will soon write a proof of it. but how does it get to be a new advancement in maths?

i am 17 so no i am not profetional and my colage maths teacher knows that i have the thiry but not that i am trying to get it recognised

i know it has not bn published becose my maths teaacher did not see wher i got it from but the rest of the class could

Graham H dose insulting people speling make you feal big just becouse dylexics can not spell everything perfectly give you and every one else a reason to have a pop at us and BTW yes my maths is better than my spelings (thats why i take A-levle maths)

arithmetic progressions
it finds the coman difernce when you only have 2 values and ther positions .... without using the long and pointles simaltanios equations mehod

Answer 1

I'm not sure which country you're in, so some specifics are country dependent. Whilst an almost unlimited no. of equations could be produced, there are going to be some that are worth more than others. Aim to work out whether yours will be 1 of the more valuable few. If it is, then you might become more certain to push ahead and get wider acclaim.

Your youthful age and lack of university backing will count towards making things a bit harder to get this equation the widest audience, as well as the general respect that it may deserve.

1. Copyright
You own copyright the moment you produce something that falls within the typical categories of printed material, sound recordings etc. Whilst these would be largely used to copyright books, magazines, music etc, you could fall into the printed/published section, before your material ever got published by a magazine.

There are some things to stake your ownership and copyright ownership of your material. Then, you could potenially allow reproduction at cost or in selected ways- eg:
* free reproduction, as long as your name is attached, if in academic circles, or
* prohibited from commercial use and direct or indirect gain by any other person or entity.

Something that authors often use to create a dated evidence of their work is to send a recorded, dated copy to themselves, via he postal system (UK). This is cheap, costing a few £'s.

Once you've safeguarded your material, if you've assessed it as making a significant development for mankind, or just having a commercial value, then go and look for a publication source. I don't know any within this field, but libraries are good sources of information about potential publications.

Then review professional publications who may be interested in helping you publish it. Call the editors directly, or write first to give them a taste of what you have to offer them and their readership. I've found alot of editors are keen to get new material and contributors, expecially if you can write well and provide clear intelligent analysis and explanation of your work.

UK:
If it is commercially viable at some point, as someone under 30, you might get help from the Princes Trust in the UK. This helps set up funding and management of young people's business ventures.

The following is an excerpt from the UK Patent Office, which covers copyright responsibilities:

'To help protect your copyright work, it is advisable to mark it with the © symbol, the name of the copyright owner and the year of publication. Although this is not essential, it will let others know when the term of protection started and hence whether it is still covered by copyright, and indicate who to approach should they need to ask permission to use the work.'

USA:
The US copyright Office charges $45 for registration of copyright to printed works, which I think would cover your material.

Always mark any material that you might discuss with others as 'In Confidence', to show that you are not providing something that is in the general public domain.

I've focused mostly on your protection of the material, as this is essential before you send it out to the world. Then you can go off and get people really interested, in a much safer way.

Good luck!! Rob

Answer 2

Hi,
I am not suprised that "speling" and grammer is not your strong point.
When it comes to this mathematical theorum - what exactly is it then ?
How can we comment without a showing of the theory, and what is it applicable to ?

OK at 17, I came up with a quadratic that supposedly explained the origin of the Universe.
It was rejected by the powers that be.
Now 51, I have refined it, and worked out that Einstein, rule No 3 = KFC. - Colonel Saunders.
A poster on my bedroom wall, which I invented.
Want a copy ?
The theory goes that it is the sum of the masses, not a particle.
so Albert had a problem that Bob has sorted out.

As for getting your mathematical theory into the public domain,
send me your email thing, and I will submit it to my old Uni, for their inclusion in this year's "new ideas" thing. To be published in May, 2007.
The copyright is yours, and I will not disclose personal.details
Heaven forbid. I would not allow it upon myself.
Oh I have the square root of -1. a rare commodity !
Yours may gain interest to myself and the proffesors !

All the best,

Bob.

Answer 3

You have a theory, and you want to get it published, or get the word out. The formal way to do it is through submittals with publishers of mathematical journals, but the odds are stacked against you because you have no background. It's going to be hard to get the necessary peer review before acceptance. If you just want to get the word out, so that others can learn of your theory, your best bet would be to put up your own website. That's rapidly becoming the most popular means for self-publication. A great many serious mathematicians do use websites to publish their findings. In due time, depending on the value and correctness of your theory, it can even eventually be included in a mathematical journal. There now a lot of e-mathematical journals.

Of course, I'm curious. What's your theory?

Answer 4

I study your early positioned up. What you proposed is definitely an hypothesis. To returned it up you had no perplexing evidence, only hypothesis. in case you think of there is alien DNA in our genes, then which area, precisely? The genetic makeup is comparable to all different organisms in the international. The re-affiliation is diverse, however the aspects are a similar. the adjustments between human beings and chimps could be as actual defined using elementary evolution via fact the version between, say gibbons and baboons. i might think of that, if there became alien DNA embedded interior of our genes, then some enterprising genetic scientist might have got here upon it, pointed out it, thrown out large aspects of evolutionary thought, and accumulated the Nobel prize alongside the way. it rather is the only spectacular objective of many organic and organic scientists. in case you think of that it rather is harsh, too undesirable - Darwin has been weathering the typhoon for a hundred and fifty years, and remains status. .

Answer 5

If it is just an equation that you derived/simplified from something else, then it's not really significant.

In other words, it should be something "deep" to qualify as a "new advancement in maths" (like linking two areas of mathematics previously thought to be separate). Practical applications would also be a plus.

In case you do have something, then I would echo some previous advice that you not reveal the formula here, but you can say what it has to do with (such as, what area of math it is in or what it could be used for) so people can tell you if it is likely to be significant or not.

EDIT:

Hopefully you see this. I noticed that you answered my question about the nature of your discovery. Unfortunately, a formula for the common difference of an arithmetic progression is not really a significant discovery -- any mathematician worth his salt could produce such a formula instantly upon request (as in, d = (x_i-x_j)/(i-j) for i not equal to j).

I'm not sure what the "simultaneous equations" method that you're talking about is, but it can probably be reduced to the above with some simple manipulations.

Sorry to burst your bubble.

Answer 6

If it's that good, find your national math society (e.g. American Mathematical Society) and submit it for publication. Keep in mind the paper will probably have to be very abstract and theoretical. What you consider profound math probably isn't at the professional level and since you're asking the question here, clearly you're not a professional.

Answer 7

The Web is fine for such things. Just post it and then call people's attention to it and see if they care.

Or submit it to a journal of recreational mathematics, effectively as a puzzle.

Answer 8

Write to the Institute of Mathematics.

Answer 9

You just have to get it out! Like someone said, go to one of these offices to get it copyright protected. How to get it accepted? If your equation can be proven right, and that it works, then you should have no problem. I'm curious though... A formula for what?

Answer 10

If you don't know how to get this new knowledge published, it proably has been done already.

"i know it has not bn published becose my maths teacher did not see wher i got it from" - I don't know that a high-school teacher would know whether a theory has ever been published or not.