Research Reconstruction
Gauss's corpus is not merely a list of papers; it is a system of transformations: numerical experiment into theorem, measurement into optimal estimate, coordinates into invariant geometry, observations into hidden orbits, and physical forces into potentials. This page reconstructs those transformations as a decision tree.
The 300 cases are section-level units drawn from the collected works and major books/reports: Disquisitiones Arithmeticae, Theoria Motus, least squares and probability writings, geodesy reports, surface geometry, potential theory, magnetism, special functions, algebra, correspondence, tables, and Nachlass material.
Interactive Strategy Tree
Overlapping Strategy Prevalence
Percentages mean case prevalence: a method used in 180 of 300 cases is shown as 60%. Because each case may use several methods, totals are not expected to sum to 100%.
Source Spine
300 Paper / Chapter / Report Cases
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