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Re:The Poincaré Conjecture, Explained by smhost on Sunday August 01, 2021 @10:27PM (#28032278)
> The beauty of maths is that it exists independent of all other considerations. This seems to be where Perelman comes from.

Okay, so why publish at all? Why not just sit in mathematical nirvana in a cave, having discovered the math-God?

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Re:The Poincaré Conjecture, Explained by gumby on Monday August 02, 2021 @12:09AM (#28032772)
I think many do this, though it’s impossible to tell of course. I do know a couple of mathematicians (one sometimes discussed on HN) who only circulate proofs, or conjectures, among themselves.
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Re:The Poincaré Conjecture, Explained by thayne on Monday August 02, 2021 @01:46AM (#28033279)
Because you wish for others to share in its beuty.
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