Re:How I learned to love and fear the Riemann Hypothesis
by mensetmanusman on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @12:32PM
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The fear was alluded to.
If so much technology is built around a hypothesis, it is essentially building a large house of cards if the hypothesis turns out to be incorrect.
Imagine if the world set up a monetary system and what would happen after 100 years if suddenly everyone could print money when a fatal flaw in a system was discovered.
If so much technology is built around a hypothesis, it is essentially building a large house of cards if the hypothesis turns out to be incorrect.
Imagine if the world set up a monetary system and what would happen after 100 years if suddenly everyone could print money when a fatal flaw in a system was discovered.