Category Archives: subspace projection methods

The Johnson-Lindenstrauss Lemma, and the paradoxical power of random linear operators. Part 1.

Posted on 20 November 2018 by

Updated, 2018-12-04 I’ll be discussing the ramifications of: William B. Johnson and Joram Lindenstrauss, “Extensions of Lipschitz mappings into a Hilbert space, Contemporary Mathematics, 26:189–206, 1984. for several posts here. Some introduction and links to proofs and explications will be … Continue reading →

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A new feature: Technical publications of the week

Posted on 18 February 2017 by

I’m beginning a new style of column, called technical publications of the week. While I can’t promise these will be weekly, I will, from time to time, highlight technical publications I’ve recently read which I consider to be noteworthy. I … Continue reading →

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