Comment Re:What is it about? (Score 1) 357
>> Why not talk about it once it's done?
If he were to present the paper that he feels proves a major conjecture, then it would have to withstand scrutiny from mathematicians for at least one year before it is considered correct. So it makes sense to talk about it now. Same thing happened with Wile's proof, Perelman's, and most major proofs in the past.
If he were to present the paper that he feels proves a major conjecture, then it would have to withstand scrutiny from mathematicians for at least one year before it is considered correct. So it makes sense to talk about it now. Same thing happened with Wile's proof, Perelman's, and most major proofs in the past.
