Mathematicians blast Navier-Stokes blowup paper for omitting Chen-Hou, Elgindi and other key references

snikolov · x · 2026-09-09

A viral critique (@GonZalocla, retweeted by snikolov) calls out a reference list for a Navier-Stokes blowup result as "outrageous": it cites none of Chen-Hou, Alpoge-Buckmaster, Córdoba & Martínez-Zoroa, or Elgindi — key prior work on the problem.

The thread adds fuel to ongoing drama over whether the proof effort is properly attributing existing mathematics literature.

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