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On a related topic, what are some examples of well-known conjectures, generally believed to be true, that were later proven to be false?
by teuobk 16y ago
On a related topic, what are some examples of well-known conjectures, generally believed to be true, that were later proven to be false?
- myffical 16y agoThe Kelvin problem: what is the optimum way to partition 3D space into identical cells, such that the surface area between them is minimized? Lord Kelvin conjectured that the Kelvin cell gave this optimum partitioning. This conjecture stood for 100 years until Denis Weaire and Robert Phelan found a better cell in 1993. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weaire%E2%80%93Phelan_structure http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weaire%E2%80%93Phelan_structure
- _delirium 16y agoThe post this comment was a reply to has a few examples: http://rjlipton.wordpress.com/2010/06/19/guessing-the-truth/ http://rjlipton.wordpress.com/2010/06/19/guessing-the-truth/