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Well, it is difficult to obtain data on this because it would require a survey of mathematicians, or a rigorous study of citation figures but maybe I'll do it i
by vouaobrasil 2y ago
Well, it is difficult to obtain data on this because it would require a survey of mathematicians, or a rigorous study of citation figures but maybe I'll do it if I have time.
Incidentally, I am a mathematician, or at least was a practicing one for some years and have published in the field...and I can say that from personal experience, math is exceptionally fragmented.
Yes, you point out a valid criticism but I don't really have the time to collect data on this.
Edit: I also wonder if the immediate denial of my statement is due to the emotional attachment that some people have to the purity of and beauty of mathematics. I also think mathematics is beautiful but that doesn't mean it doesn't have problems.
- g15jv2dp 2y ago> Yes, you point out a valid criticism but I don't really have the time to collect data on this. You did have time to make a blog post, though. Apparently, it's more important to you to broadcast your opinion than to make sure it is correct?
- vouaobrasil 2y ago> You did have time to make a blog post, though. Apparently, it's more important to you to broadcast your opinion than to make sure it is correct? Well, I know it's true from experience as a researcher.
- g15jv2dp 2y agoAnd I know it's false from experience as a researcher. What now?
- vouaobrasil 2y agoI guess nothing. I'm trying to convince people of one thing, you can do another.
- hobofan 2y agoYou don't believe him and that's it. It's a blog post and not a published research paper for a reason. And reality also exists outside the scope of what's published in journals.