Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Thanks to everyone who bought the USA edition! You can still get copies here: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/672455/love-triangle-by-matt-parker

I will send out the book marks soon! I didn't quite get them all done before the video was released.

Huge thanks to David Rankin (R&D Operations Engineer, Catalina Sky Survey, University of Arizona) for discovering Mattparker as well as taking the time to talk to me about it. David's channel: youtube.com/@rankinstudio

Details and data about Mattparker
minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?utf8=%E2%9C%93&object_id=314159
ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=314159
Search for "314159" on alcdef.org

Here is the Numberphile video: youtube.com/watch?v=n9lKcs-h7fg&ab_channel=Numberphile

Huge thanks to Ilgmars Eglitis (Head of Baldone Observatory, Latvia) for running the extra analysis of Mattparker's light curve and found the approximate rotation period and shape.

"Light curve analysis of main belt asteroids 4747, 5255, 11411, 15433, 17866" degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/astro-2022-0227/html?lang=en

This paper contains a derivation of the absolute brightness to size equation.
mathscinotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Jackpot.pdf

Asteroid belt diagram based on a NASA image from here: nasa.gov/image-article/picturing-our-solar-systems-asteroid-belt

Cheers to my Patreon supporters for supplying so many great depictions of Mattparker. Support me on Patreon and you can join in with the next ridiculous thing I ask for help with. Also a christmas card. patreon.com/standupmaths

CORRECTIONS
- Yes, I said days instead of hours. But we fixed that with the text.
- Let me know if you spot anything else!

Filming and editing by Alex Genn-Bash
Written and performed by Matt Parker
Produced by Nicole Jacobus
Music by Howard Carter
Design by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson

MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician
Website: standupmaths.com