A 500-page proof that only a handful of people in the world claim to understand kicked off a saga unlike anything else in the history of mathematics – and now there’s a new twist to the story, says Jacob Aron
  • TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Haven’t read the article, yet, but this makes me think of the Douglas Adams maths that’s only true in restaurants

    • kalpol@lemm.ee
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      2 days ago

      Its a fairly meaningless article. Basically Japanese mathematician constructed a theorem, a few other Japanese scientists believe it, and he badmouths everyone else.