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How to discuss the P=NP paper online?
- Jun8 16y agoYesterday someone posted a slightly offensive sounding questions on MO (http://mathoverflow.net/questions/34953/whats-wrong-with-this-proof-closed http://mathoverflow.net/questions/34953/whats-wrong-with-thi...) which was quickly closed. This led to the discussion that I linked in the title. I am in no position to discuss the paper itself. However, the thread here raises interesting questions on how somebody's unpublished paper can be discussed in a forum. The ante is so much higher because, if this proof is correct, the result would be much bigger than even Perelman's. The attitudes seem to be split. With scientific publishing trying to become more open source, what are your thoughts on discussing papers in a public forum like this? Would you let your paper to undergo such discussions?