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A Long-Sought Proof, Found and Almost Lost
- ColinWright 9y agoThis was submitted and discussed at length four or five months ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13977554 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13977554 There were another 8 comments here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14031057 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14031057 But it's a popular article, and obviously resonates with the HN community. Lone wolf proves outstanding conjecture, publishes in a non-traditional manner, gets ignored. It's a good story. Here are some other submissions from other sources: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14472592 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14472592 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14201675 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14201675 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14036226 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14036226 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14030500 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14030500 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14027972 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14027972