tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16984363.post113261008116570686..comments2023-04-04T01:08:34.794-07:00Comments on Siva's Glob of Thoughts: A short proof that a proof is probably wrongD. Sivakumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05750992965116762335noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16984363.post-1141292903363076272006-03-02T01:48:00.000-08:002006-03-02T01:48:00.000-08:00As far as I remember Plutarch wrote in hiis book a...As far as I remember Plutarch wrote in hiis book about Alexander The Great that in ancient India the discussion and proof of ideas were the most important elements of culture.<BR/>It was common that two persons disagreeing on some idea settle a public debate.<BR/>A few days or a week were given for a debate. Everybody could attend and listent to speaker. Then public or local governor decided who wins, whose orgauments were the most convinsing.<BR/>The winner get an award, the looser is beheaded.<BR/>So, one could try to participate in a discussion only in case if he was absolutely sure that he was right and could prove his point.alopatenkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290283498284907554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16984363.post-1136482773429035342006-01-05T09:39:00.000-08:002006-01-05T09:39:00.000-08:00I don't think there is anything wrong with seeking...I don't think there is anything wrong with seeking eternal fame. After all, doesn't everyone seek it? Some scientific types are quick to label someone as crackpot, but just because someone finds a mistake in a proposed proof does not always mean that the author is a crackpot and that the fundamental ideas do not have any merit.<BR/><BR/>Not long ago, Louis De Branges proposed a proof for the Bieberbach conjecture. The first few attempts were flawed, but ultimately he did successfully prove it. It is unfortunate that no one has stepped forward to verify his proposed proof of the Riemann Hypothesis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16984363.post-1133470049121655902005-12-01T12:47:00.000-08:002005-12-01T12:47:00.000-08:00Just to confirm the high quality of typical CoRR c...Just to confirm the high quality of typical CoRR complexity submissions there is another recent submission that resolves the question the other way by giving a <A HREF="http://arxiv.org/pdf/cs.CC/0511071" REL="nofollow"> polynomial-time algorithm for circuit-SAT</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16984363.post-1132676446704335202005-11-22T08:20:00.000-08:002005-11-22T08:20:00.000-08:00I think that instead ofawarding the first personwh...I think that instead of<BR/>awarding the first person<BR/>who solve the NP vs P problem a million dollar,<BR/>we should put her/him in<BR/>jail for one year.<BR/>A read scientist will not<BR/>mind, but it will put off<BR/>those anonying guys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com