Erica Klarreich's report for Quanta Magazine on the dispute between Shinichi Mochizuki and Peter Scholze and Jakob Stix over Mochizuki's claimed proof of the abc conjecture, including direct quotes from Scholze, Stix and other number theorists.
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Citation
AuthorErica Klarreich
PublisherQuanta Magazine, September 20, 2018
Publication Year2018
URLhttps://www.quantamagazine.org/titans-of-mathematics-clash-over-epic-proof-of-abc-conjecture-20180920/
Source TypePrimary Text
Assessment
Reliability Tier2
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Klarreich, Titans of Mathematics Clash Over ABC Conjecture (2018)
Claims Backed By This Source (30 claims)
This source backs 30 claims across the atlas. As facts: 24 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 connected. Plus 5 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Articles, 12 claims: 10 well-attested, 2 general references.
- Open Questions, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
- Conjectures, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Mathematicians, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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