The essential ingredients of a paper published in Experimental Mathematics are two: some experimental aspect, and relevance to mathematics proper. The word "experimental" is conceived broadly: Many mathematical experiments these days are carried out on computers, but others are still the result of pencil-and-paper work, and there are other experimental techniques, like building physical models. As for the second ingredient, we emphasize the distinction between experimental mathematics and applied mathematics. We like to hear about interesting applications to the "real world," but our focus is on work that will have a theoretical impact and contribute to the development of mathematical ideas.

發(fā)表在《實(shí)驗(yàn)數(shù)學(xué)》上的論文的基本內(nèi)容有兩個(gè):一是實(shí)驗(yàn)方面的內(nèi)容，二是與數(shù)學(xué)本身的相關(guān)性。“實(shí)驗(yàn)”一詞的概念很寬泛:如今許多數(shù)學(xué)實(shí)驗(yàn)都是在計(jì)算機(jī)上進(jìn)行的，但其他的實(shí)驗(yàn)仍然是紙筆工作的結(jié)果，還有其他一些實(shí)驗(yàn)技術(shù)，比如建立物理模型。關(guān)于第二部分，我們強(qiáng)調(diào)了實(shí)驗(yàn)數(shù)學(xué)和應(yīng)用數(shù)學(xué)的區(qū)別。我們喜歡聽(tīng)到“真實(shí)世界”中有趣的應(yīng)用，但我們的重點(diǎn)是那些將產(chǎn)生理論影響并有助于數(shù)學(xué)思想發(fā)展的工作。