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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (765718)1/25/2014 5:00:05 PM
From: Bilow  Read Replies (1) of 1572566
 
Hi J_F_Shepard; Re: "... but the impression I got about the unproven math equations seems to be quite different, ie that they have existed for decades and no proof has been found.";

This is not one of the important unproven math equations. If you want to work on some, you might buy one of the books that list them. Here's a search on Amazon to get you started:

amazon.com

Whoever wrote the thing you saw didn't write it to give you a correct impression on the importance of the research. Like they say in Texas, never let the truth get in the way of a good story. What they did was give you a fictionalized version of the story.

Mathematicians prove stuff for a living (more or less). They do it every week, week in and week out. It's like digging ditches but more high brow. Every now and then they get a proof that other people are interested in and they publish it.

And yes, my paycheck is from the physics department at a big university. Beyond that I won't say anything, I value my anonymity.

-- Carl
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