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Basically, every good scientific math publication does just that (on the level of the Trachtenberg system). What makes the Langlands program stand out is that i
by y7 9y ago
Basically, every good scientific math publication does just that (on the level of the Trachtenberg system). What makes the Langlands program stand out is that it connects entire branches of mathematics previously thought to be unconnected; that means decades long legacies of journal publications of people working within their branch (each time through a novel discovery) and not noticing the connection. The two are not really comparable.
- jchook 9y agoPerhaps there exists a framework isomorphic to Langlands' theories that unite the three disparate topics of this subthread: 1. The perfunctory machinery of arithmetic 2. The theoretical connective tissue between entire branches of mathematics 3. The "egotistical creatures", as he put it, who downvote and give someone a hard time for posting a comment.