2 papers
math.HO2024
Faith Believes, Hope Expects: The Impact of Calvin's Theology on the Mathematics of Chance
Timothy C. Johnson
This paper attributes the sudden emergence of mathematical probability and statistics in the second half of the seventeenth century to Calvin's Reformed theology. Calvin accommodat…
math.OC2024
Optimal Control of a Power Storage Facility with Variable Payoffs
Fraser J W O'Brien, Timothy C Johnson
We present a methodology for determining the relationship between the optimal control points of a power storage facility and a number of different factors including storage level a…