mathfin-identification-strategy
Use when the mathematical core of a Mathematical Finance (Wiley) manuscript is the bottleneck — adapted for a theory journal, this means assumptions, theorem statements, proof architecture, and generality, not causal/empirical identification. Stress-tests rigor before exposition is polished.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill mathfin-identification-strategy --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Assumptions, Theorems & Proof Architecture (mathfin-identification-strategy) ## Note on framing *Mathematical Finance* is a **theory-first** journal: papers are evaluated on **methodological novelty and rigor**, not empirical causal identification. The "identification" that matters here is **mathematical identification** — pinning down the right assumptions, the precise theorem, and a complete proof. This skill therefore covers assumptions, results, proof exposition, and generality. (Empirical causal design is out of scope for this venue.) ## When to trigger - A "model" is proposed but its formal properties (existence, uniqueness, no-arbitrage) are unproved - The assumptions are vague (which filtration? which integrability? which regularity?) - A proof has a gap, an unstated measurability/integrability condition, or a circular step - You are unsure your generality is the right level for the contribution ## The rigor bar (the journal requires self-contained full proofs) 1. **State assumptions precisely.** Probability space, filtration and its conditions (usual conditions?), integrability ($L^p$, square-integrability), regularity, market structure (complete/incomplete), admissibili
- Note on framing
- When to trigger
- The rigor bar (the journal requires self-contained full proofs)
- Branch paths
- Assumption-block and statement templates
- Where each lemma lives
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
What does the mathfin-identification-strategy skill do?
Use when the mathematical core of a Mathematical Finance (Wiley) manuscript is the bottleneck — adapted for a theory journal, this means assumptions, theorem statements, proof architecture, and generality, not causal/empirical identification. Stress-tests rigor before exposition is polished.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill mathfin-identification-strategy --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, a repository with 909 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.