Math Concepts With Funny Names

Computational Complexity reports on mathematical theorems with genuinely funny names — including the Chicken McNugget Theorem, the Ham Sandwich Theorem, and the Hairy Ball Theorem. Each is a real mathematical concept where the playful name actually relates to the underlying mathematics. The blog also highlights academic papers with equally amusing titles, some exploring connections between concepts like homotopy and symplectic geometry. It seems that when mathematicians name their discoveries freely, they channel as much creativity as rigor.

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