The biggest mystery in mathematics: Shinichi Mochizuki and the impenetrable proof.
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| Title: | The biggest mystery in mathematics: Shinichi Mochizuki and the impenetrable proof. |
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| Authors: | Castelvecchi, Davide |
| Source: | Nature. 10/8/2015, Vol. 526 Issue 7572, p178-181. 4p. 1 Illustration. |
| Subjects: | Mochizuki, Shinichi, Mathematics methodology, Mathematical proofs, Fesenko, Ivan, Ellenberg, Jordan, 1971-, Faltings, Gerd, Prime numbers |
| Abstract: | The article discusses the purported solving of the abc conjecture in arithmetic geometry by mathematician Shinichi Mochizuki. Topics include the implications of the abc conjecture for whole numbers and prime numbers, the length of Mochizuki's proof in relation to his development of the notion of inter-universal geometry, and the opinions of mathematicians including Ivan Fesenko, Jordan Ellenberg, and Gerd Faltings on Mochizuki's work. |
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