To Do List

short-term

design OP-node:
- write template (and back it up) - ALMOST DONE:

login page redirect






middle-term

default search should only search unsolved problems, advanced search should probably be limited as well (for instance, no blog entries, stories)

OP-node - printable version
- theme input form






long-term

drutex:
allows for entering links to html based on \ref, \label in TeX
make \def and \newcommand work!

views: the selected view corresponds to the URL ==> possibility for "clever 2-D navigation"

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Welcome to the Open Problem Garden, a collection of unsolved problems in mathematics. Here you may:

  • Read descriptions of open problems.
  • Post comments on them.
  • Create and edit open problems pages (please contact us and we will set you up an account. Unfortunately, the automatic process is too prone to spammers at this moment.)


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Created by Matt DeVos and Robert Šámal during the 2006-07 academic year.

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Field Guidelines
Title The title used by the Garden for reference purposes.
Statement A concise statement of the conjecture. Please keep this short, even at the cost of postponing essential definitions to the body.
Importance
Outstanding ✭✭✭✭ One of the top problems in the area.
High ✭✭✭ A problem which has received attention in the literature.
Medium ✭✭ A problem which the author considers worthy of publication.
Low ✭ A problem which either appears of low value, or has not been seriously considered.
Authors The authors of the conjecture in a list separated by semicolons. Please use the format Lastname, Firstname I., and please pause to let autocomplete "guess" author names to prevent multiple copies of the same author.
Area » Topic » Subtopic The subject the open problem belongs in. Every problem must be assigned an Area, but problems need not be assigned a Topic or Subtopic. Please assign your problem the most reasonable classification possible, and contact us ("Contact" button in upper right hand corner) if the appropriate subject does not exist.
Keywords key words used for reference purposes. Separate by semicolons.
Recommended for undergrads "yes" if the problem looks suitable for an undergraduate and "no" otherwise.
Prize If there is a prize for this conjecture, a description of it, and who offered it.
Status "open" if the problem is unsolved, and "solved" otherwise. If the problem is solved, indicate the solver and reference for the paper in the extra field.
Discussion A discussion of the problem. This is a LaTeX field where you can use all of the commands in the table below. We encourage you to use Wikipedia for definitions of standard terms. If Wikipedia is lacking here, update it!
Related Problems A list of related problems.
Bibliography A bibliography for the problem. We indicate original appearances of the problem with an *, and provide links to the paper and to MathSciNet when possible.

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