<p>You could approach bitcoin and maths under many and different aspects. 
You could talk about cryptography (hash function, elliptic curve digital signature,...) or about the economy. 
You could talk about probability (mining, solo vs pool,...). </p>

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2013-11-19T07:10:41.763Z
2013-11-19T07:10:41.763Z
ddddavidee
<p>Some calculations are done in the <a href="http://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf" rel="nofollow">Bitcoin whitepaper</a>. Many research papers have been written about Bitcoin, some algorithmic in nature, they appear in <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Research" rel="nofollow">this list in the wiki</a>. Finally, I can refer to some of my own papers, which involve several calculations, <a href="https://bitcoil.co.il/pool_analysis.pdf" rel="nofollow">Analysis of Bitcoin Poole Mining Reward Systems</a> and <a href="https://bitcoil.co.il/Doublespend.pdf" rel="nofollow">Analysis of Hashrate-Based Double Spending</a>.</p>

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2014-07-14T10:13:03.973Z
2014-07-14T10:13:03.973Z
Meni Rosenfeld
<p>I'm doing my IB math SL internal assessment on bitcoins. We have to incorporate a lot of math into a 6-12 page essay on our topic. <strong>What parts of Bitcoin involve or can be modeled by mathematics, such as calculus/probability/statistics?</strong></p>

<p>I'm hoping to find at least a few equations I can discuss in my writings. I'm fairly good with math, but I'm not a complete expert, so if you would take that in to consideration with your answers that would be great! :) Thanks!</p>

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Mathematical areas of research within the Bitcoin field?
Austin Simonson
# Mathematical areas of research within the Bitcoin field?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-11-19)

I'm doing my IB math SL internal assessment on bitcoins. We have to incorporate a lot of math into a 6-12 page essay on our topic. **What parts of Bitcoin involve or can be modeled by mathematics, such as calculus/probability/statistics?**

I'm hoping to find at least a few equations I can discuss in my writings. I'm fairly good with math, but I'm not a complete expert, so if you would take that in to consideration with your answers that would be great! :) Thanks!

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-11-19. Score: 1

You could approach bitcoin and maths under many and different aspects.
You could talk about cryptography (hash function, elliptic curve digital signature,...) or about the economy.
You could talk about probability (mining, solo vs pool,...).


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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-07-14. Score: 1

Some calculations are done in the [Bitcoin whitepaper](http://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf). Many research papers have been written about Bitcoin, some algorithmic in nature, they appear in [this list in the wiki](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Research). Finally, I can refer to some of my own papers, which involve several calculations, [Analysis of Bitcoin Poole Mining Reward Systems](https://bitcoil.co.il/pool_analysis.pdf) and [Analysis of Hashrate-Based Double Spending](https://bitcoil.co.il/Doublespend.pdf).


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