Proof drama escalates: releasing details would expose the method, argues critic
Afinetheorem · x · 2026-09-09
In a dispute over a claimed mathematical breakthrough, @JacquesThibs argues there's no technical reason details can't be shared, reading Sholto's gracious tone as peacekeeping without hard evidence.
@Afinetheorem counters that writing up how the proof works would get them caught, and that the subproof shown differs from the full version only a few have seen.
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