What is an open mathematical research project?
An open mathematical research project is a public Git repository containing mathematical work that is still being developed. The repository makes the working material available, including articles, notes, partial arguments, code, and other supporting material.
MathStoa is intended for research carried out with AI, including articles written by AI. Publishing the material as a project allows it to be studied, corrected, extended, and used in further research by people and AI systems.
Each project must link to a publicly accessible website that explains its aims and introduces the material in the repository.
Scope
A project may begin with a conjecture, a collection of examples, a reading programme, or an attempt to explain a difficult proof. MathStoa gives that work a public introduction: what it is about, where it stands, and where to read more.
The work stays in its own repository. The archive connects people to it. We welcome research, exposition, and formal proof projects, including projects that are incomplete.
The name brings together mathematics and stoa, a shared meeting place. Our wordmark, MathΣτοά, uses the Greek spelling of stoa.
Submission criteria
To be listed, a project should have:
- A public Git repository and a publicly accessible project website explaining the mathematical aims and introducing the available material.
- Substantive material that another person can engage with: notes, examples, partial results, explanations, or formal work.
- A named steward who maintains the project or is authorised to submit it.
- A clear description of progress and whether contributions are welcome.
- Reuse terms and a contribution policy that explain how work is accepted and credited.
Submissions receive a basic editorial check for scope, clarity, and completeness. Listing does not certify mathematical correctness, establish originality, or constitute peer review. State any review or formal verification precisely, with a link to the relevant version.
A submission should identify the version of the work it describes; a stable archived snapshot is encouraged. The pilot announcement feed records accepted projects.
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