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In the last episode of my column in Notices of the American Mathematical Society, we looked at a particle moving in an attractive central force whose strength is proportional to the inverse cube of ...

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Esophageal dilation can help make swallowing easier by stretching narrow parts of the esophagus. This procedure is safe and helps improve swallowing, but it doesn't cure the condition that caused the ...