I don't know why you're nitpicking. The article's written for a more general audience that may be interested in the property, but not necessarily the nitty-gri

I don't know why you're nitpicking. The article's written for a more general audience that may be interested in the property, but not necessarily the nitty-gritty math behind it. The first paragraph of the article links to the paper, so people who want more detail can get it. http://arxiv.org/pdf/1603.03720v1.pdf http://arxiv.org/pdf/1603.03720v1.pdf For your second point, I don't think there's anything wrong with a paper announcing they found something interesting, even if they haven't completely analyzed every aspect of it. Getting the info out early lets a wider audience look at it, and opens their current research up to scrutiny.