Originally posted by @eladarThose that have faith in person A I suppose.
But who will believe it?
But that isn't the point I was making.
Originally posted by @sonhousePerhaps it's a proof, perhaps it's not. If nobody understands it, then that certainly doesn't mean it's truly a brilliant proof. It might be one big pile of crap.
http://www.sciencealert.com/nightmarish-500-page-math-proof-even-experts-can-t-understand-about-published-shinichi-mochizuki
This paper has been analysed for years with no consenous.
I wonder if Terence Tao has had a look?
Originally posted by @soothfastA 500 page pile of crap in that case. I wonder why math dudes haven't had the originator go over it bit by bit so they can understand? It sounds like he does the paper, takes ten years or whatever, give a single seminar, and ship it to the world and go back to scratching on a blackboard leaving the rest of the math community scratching their heads in frustration.
Perhaps it's a proof, perhaps it's not. If nobody understands it, then that certainly doesn't mean it's truly a brilliant proof. It might be one big pile of crap.
Originally posted by @soothfastI liked this quote from someone called Voloch referenced in the article linked to in the OP:
Perhaps it's a proof, perhaps it's not. If nobody understands it, then that certainly doesn't mean it's truly a brilliant proof. It might be one big pile of crap.
"At the afternoon tea break, everybody was confused. I asked many people and nobody had a clue."
