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Teens who discovered new way to prove Pythagoras' theorem uncover more proofs

68 points by contingencies 2y ago

gnabgib 2y ago
Two small discussions [0](6 points, 22 hours ago, 4 comments), [1](17 points, 8 hours ago, 3 comments) [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40269677 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40269677 [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40274980 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40274980
- OJFord 2y ago
  Bigger discussion (949 points, April 2023, 269 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35497696 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35497696 (The news in this submission is the new ones, but that's on the older Pythagorean theorem news, as those linked above are, in headline at least.)
schaefer 2y ago
kids these days, always cutting corners! (in the coolest possible way) :P
boothby 2y ago
> I may take up a minor in math, but I don’t want that to be my job job. Oof, I died a little. Mathematics, and mathematicians, are so misunderstood. There's no one way to be a mathematician! Some of us just see the world through a different lens, find academia tedious, and end up solving other people's problems, well outside of the conventional realm of mathematics. And speaking from personal experience, when people dismiss you on account of your appearance, "I've got a PhD in math" can punch through the prejudice.
- euroderf 2y ago
  Somewhere on the web is the internet hair club for physicists. Is there anything similar for mathematicians, I wonder.
  - boothby 2y ago
    What a curious comment: remarking on my appearance in direct response to my report that people judge me on my appearance. No matter that you meant it as a compliment (I must assume, despite your cryptic and neutral phrasing). This may surprise you, but I'd rather be known for the output of my brain than that of my follicles.
    - euroderf 2y ago
      No offense intended. It sounds like you're on the winning side of hair prejudice. Physicists are renowned for their hair, but why stop there.
      - boothby 2y ago
        Consider it an arched eyebrow, not offense. > Physicists are renowned for their hair, but why stop there. That's a lark for layfolk. If I wanted to participate in beauty pageants, I'd have done that. But I chose discrete math, and lately its application to physics. But I find that I'm repeating myself, so I'll stop here.
  - drewcoo 2y ago
    https://improbable.com/airchives/paperair/volume10/v10i1/LFHCfS-AIR-10-1.pdf https://improbable.com/airchives/paperair/volume10/v10i1/LFH...
doubloon 2y ago
This is cool, i wonder if it would help prove the integer box conjectute?
moi2388 2y ago
This was such a cool feat. Imagine being a student and solving such a problem. Must feel amazing!
matthewfelgate 2y ago
Cool. Next do the four color theorem.
hoseja 2y ago
Oh come on.

68 points by contingencies 2y ago

Two small discussions [0](6 points, 22 hours ago, 4 comments), [1](17 points, 8 hours ago, 3 comments) [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40269677 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40269677 [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40274980 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40274980

OJFord 2y ago
Bigger discussion (949 points, April 2023, 269 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35497696 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35497696 (The news in this submission is the new ones, but that's on the older Pythagorean theorem news, as those linked above are, in headline at least.)

schaefer 2y ago

kids these days, always cutting corners! (in the coolest possible way) :P

boothby 2y ago

> I may take up a minor in math, but I don’t want that to be my job job. Oof, I died a little. Mathematics, and mathematicians, are so misunderstood. There's no one way to be a mathematician! Some of us just see the world through a different lens, find academia tedious, and end up solving other people's problems, well outside of the conventional realm of mathematics. And speaking from personal experience, when people dismiss you on account of your appearance, "I've got a PhD in math" can punch through the prejudice.

euroderf 2y ago
Somewhere on the web is the internet hair club for physicists. Is there anything similar for mathematicians, I wonder.
- boothby 2y ago
  What a curious comment: remarking on my appearance in direct response to my report that people judge me on my appearance. No matter that you meant it as a compliment (I must assume, despite your cryptic and neutral phrasing). This may surprise you, but I'd rather be known for the output of my brain than that of my follicles.
  - euroderf 2y ago
    No offense intended. It sounds like you're on the winning side of hair prejudice. Physicists are renowned for their hair, but why stop there.
    - boothby 2y ago
      Consider it an arched eyebrow, not offense. > Physicists are renowned for their hair, but why stop there. That's a lark for layfolk. If I wanted to participate in beauty pageants, I'd have done that. But I chose discrete math, and lately its application to physics. But I find that I'm repeating myself, so I'll stop here.
- drewcoo 2y ago
  https://improbable.com/airchives/paperair/volume10/v10i1/LFHCfS-AIR-10-1.pdf https://improbable.com/airchives/paperair/volume10/v10i1/LFH...

doubloon 2y ago

This is cool, i wonder if it would help prove the integer box conjectute?

moi2388 2y ago

This was such a cool feat. Imagine being a student and solving such a problem. Must feel amazing!

matthewfelgate 2y ago

Cool. Next do the four color theorem.

hoseja 2y ago

Oh come on.