Progress finally being made on understanding ABC proof
Wednesday, August 3, 2016 - 08:01
in Mathematics & Economics
(Phys.org)—A team of mathematicians met last week at Kyoto University in another attempt to understand a proof unveiled almost four years ago by Shinichi Mochizuki—one that he claims offers a proof of the ABC conjecture. If the proof turns out to be verifiable, most in the field believe it will be a truly historical event.