Navier-Stokes drama: Buckmaster statement references OpenAI's upcoming Condition C/D result
Singularitarian · x · 2026-09-08
A dramatic twist in the famous Navier-Stokes millennium problem: mathematicians Tristan Buckmaster and Alpine (Scott) Alpoge released a statement worth reading in full, discussing their work and its relation to OpenAI's upcoming "Condition C/D" result. The involvement of an AI lab in a top-tier math problem makes this a rare and closely watched development.
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