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Isn't most math that is published in journals just new proofs of already known mathematics? I have a hobbyist's interest in advanced mathematics, so someone els
by jeffreyrogers 6y ago
Isn't most math that is published in journals just new proofs of already known mathematics? I have a hobbyist's interest in advanced mathematics, so someone else may correct me, but my understanding is that truly new mathematics is pretty rare, and usually depends on all the little advances in understanding that these new proofs and reorganization of mathematical knowledge provide.
- butterthebuddha 6y agoThis isn't true. Most mathematics published in journals is new.
- lozenge 6y agoMost maths is creation and exploration of the properties of new objects, or new structures of objects, without knowing if anybody will find them useful or make progress on any of the "big questions".
- omaranto 6y agoNope, that's completely wrong. A new proof of a known theorem has to pretty damn cool to be publishable. It is much easier to publish theorems that were not previously known and the result is that most research papers are about new theorems not new proofs of old theorems. I wish it were actually a little easier to get a new proof of a known result published.
- webmaven 6y agoHuh. Seems like that would be a viable (indeed, valued and interesting) niche for a mathematics journal.