← Back to context Comment by jay_gridbach 3 months ago Haha, finding even a single counterexample would be a nightmare. 5 comments jay_gridbach Reply staunton 3 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 3 months ago It'd also be an end to the project and would make the conjecture far less interesting. kevinventullo 3 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 3 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 3 months ago It'd also be an end to the project and would make the conjecture far less interesting. kevinventullo 3 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 3 months ago It'd also be an end to the project and would make the conjecture far less interesting. kevinventullo 3 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 3 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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