3 ms·
I would imagine that proving they are completely unrelated would be a significant result in and of itself.
by fiatmoney 13y ago
I would imagine that proving they are completely unrelated would be a significant result in and of itself.
- mden 13y agoI think this is a completely fair point. Things in mathematics are astoundingly interconnected and you never know whether a seemingly benign proof will turn out to be the key to unlocking something much more pivotal.
- lutusp 13y agoProving the absence of something lies in the nether regions of science and mathematics. Consider the problem of proving the absence of Bigfoot -- it can't be done. This is a well-understood logical problem with a storied past: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell's_teapot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell's_teapot