Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderIs it really that strange that random matrix theory models so many things though? Matrices without stochasticity can already model so many things in nature. And the reason for that is much more because they are a really well studied area of math, rather than because of some deep mysterious thing about nature. (It's much more about that being the conventional tool that physicists learn in school.) Take some really well used technique (matrix theory) and add another property (randomness)…
Not sure why you have to read 3/4 of the article to get to a _link_ to a pdf which _only_ has the _abstract_ of the actual paper: N. Benjamin Murphy and Kenneth M. Golden* ([email protected]), University of Utah, Department of Mathematics, 155 S 1400 E, Rm. 233, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0090. Random Matrices, Spectral Measures, and Composite Media.
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 297
- Total comments
- 62
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-07 | In Mysterious Pattern, Math and Nature ConvergeFirst breakout · Best thread | nature24 | 152 | 8 |
| 2020-04-04 | In Mysterious Pattern, Math and Nature Converge | Ftuuky | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-01-23 | The Universal Pattern Popping Up in Math, Physics and BiologyLatest 20+ point return | kerim-ca | 144 | 54 |