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Unfortunately the article quickly descends into a long defence of the merits of Combinatorics, rather than a description of the two cultures. Since combinatori
by thomasahle 6y ago
Unfortunately the article quickly descends into a long defence of the merits of Combinatorics, rather than a description of the two cultures.
Since combinatorics are so ubiquitious today in computer science, algorithms in particular, it would be more interesting for me to better understand the "algebraic number theory and differential geometry" world thst the author continously refers to.
I guess I should just read the Michael Atiyah interview that this article sometimes feel like a direct reply to.
- QuesnayJr 6y agoIt's a real phenomenon that you see at elite departments. I got into an argument here in the comment section with a mathematician on whether graph theory was a "core" area of mathematics. I don't even like graph theory or combinatorics.