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Any obligation, no. But the consensus among the mathematical community is that Mochizuki probably doesn't have a proof, that his work likely has some fundament

Any obligation, no. But the consensus among the mathematical community is that Mochizuki probably doesn't have a proof, that his work likely has some fundamental error, that it is probably (but not certainly) not worth taking all that seriously. If Mochizuki doesn't mind this, then that's fine. But if he wants the respect that he claims to deserve, then the 'roadshow' can't be omitted.

asgard1024 11y ago
> the consensus among the mathematical community is that Mochizuki probably doesn't have a proof If that's the consensus (and I don't think it is, it's probably what mathematicians under influence of cognitive dissonance think the consensus is), then it is sadly not based on empirical evidence, which is that 4 other people studied the proof and certified it.