Comment by jay_gridbach 10 months ago Haha, finding even a single counterexample would be a nightmare. 5 comments jay_gridbach Reply staunton 10 months ago Surely, finding a counterexample would be huge news, a noteworthy advance in mathematics, and thus a great and widely praised achievement. ndsipa_pomu 10 months ago It'd also be an end to the project and would make the conjecture far less interesting. kevinventullo 10 months ago IMO it would make the conjecture far more interesting, as it would be a surprise to most people who have thought about the problem.Many natural questions would arise, starting with “Is this the only counterexample?” 2 replies →
staunton 10 months ago Surely, finding a counterexample would be huge news, a noteworthy advance in mathematics, and thus a great and widely praised achievement. ndsipa_pomu 10 months ago It'd also be an end to the project and would make the conjecture far less interesting. kevinventullo 10 months ago IMO it would make the conjecture far more interesting, as it would be a surprise to most people who have thought about the problem.Many natural questions would arise, starting with “Is this the only counterexample?” 2 replies →
ndsipa_pomu 10 months ago It'd also be an end to the project and would make the conjecture far less interesting. kevinventullo 10 months ago IMO it would make the conjecture far more interesting, as it would be a surprise to most people who have thought about the problem.Many natural questions would arise, starting with “Is this the only counterexample?” 2 replies →
kevinventullo 10 months ago IMO it would make the conjecture far more interesting, as it would be a surprise to most people who have thought about the problem.Many natural questions would arise, starting with “Is this the only counterexample?” 2 replies →
Surely, finding a counterexample would be huge news, a noteworthy advance in mathematics, and thus a great and widely praised achievement.
It'd also be an end to the project and would make the conjecture far less interesting.
IMO it would make the conjecture far more interesting, as it would be a surprise to most people who have thought about the problem.
Many natural questions would arise, starting with “Is this the only counterexample?”
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