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Is there an example of a similiar non-trivial problem for which there is an inexistance proof? I'm not a mathematician so I have a hard time picturing a way of
by darkmighty 13y ago
Is there an example of a similiar non-trivial problem for which there is an inexistance proof? I'm not a mathematician so I have a hard time picturing a way of proving this sort of thing when the number of objects is "tricky" (not too high, not too low), apart from simply showing a counterexample.
- Strilanc 13y agoHow about the fact that there are no more than 5 platonic solids [1]? (See the proof in the article) 1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platonic_solid http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platonic_solid