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Here's their method: >First, calculate a numerical value for the point of interest. Second, conjecture a closed algebraic form for this number. Third, express

Here's their method: >First, calculate a numerical value for the point of interest. Second, conjecture a closed algebraic form for this number. Third, express the algebraic number as nested radicals. Finally, check the conjectured form with many digits of accuracy. But this isn't a proof. It's just empirical evidence. At least it seems to me - I'm no mathematician.

shasta 11y ago
Keep reading. "An actual proof can be accomplished using modular equations. "
mrcactu5 11y ago
no it is not a proof...
vortico 11y ago
That's an outline of the proof so mathematicians in the field don't need to explore other nonrelated methods to reach the proof for themselves.