Newton's identities

relations between power sums and elementary symmetric functions
Intangible theorem Q1749812
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Newton's identities

Summary

Newton's identities is a theorem[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of theorem entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (208 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Newton's identities's instance of is recorded as theorem[3].
  • Newton's identities's instance of is recorded as identity[4].
  • Isaac Newton is named after Newton's identities[5].
  • Albert Girard is named after Newton's identities[6].
  • Newton's identities's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07g6rh[7].
  • Newton's identities's proved by is recorded as Isaac Newton[8].
  • Newton's identities's defining formula is recorded as \forall n,k\in\mathbb Z^+\colon ke_k(x_1,\dots,x_n)=\sum_{i=1}^k(-1)^{i-1}e_{k-i}(x_1,\dots,x_n)p_i(x_1,\dots,x_n)[9].
  • Newton's identities's MathWorld ID is recorded as Newton-GirardFormulas[10].
  • Newton's identities's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[11].
  • Newton's identities's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 130254846[12].
  • Newton's identities's in defining formula is recorded as \mathbb Z^+[13].
  • Newton's identities's in defining formula is recorded as e_i(x_1,\dots,x_n)[14].
  • Newton's identities's in defining formula is recorded as p_i(x_1,\dots,x_n)[15].

Why It Matters

Newton's identities ranks in the top 10% of theorem entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (208 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . A Source book in mathematics, 1200-1800. wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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