RowBoat6123

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   by RowBoat6123 8y ago

   Amusingly enough, it's personal communication with one of his students.
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   by RowBoat6123 8y ago

   I believe it was his thesis and I assume it was tongue in cheek.
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   by RowBoat6123 8y ago

   Realistically, the proof would probably just be rewritten in a paper in standard notation, with an indication that the original proof (or the idea) was due to an anonymous author. You see very similar things happen from time to time where t
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   by RowBoat6123 8y ago

   Bill Thurston cited personal communication with himself, which is a pretty unusual source.