can’t find it under “devil’s book”… link?
On Jan 23, 2020, at 3:58 AM, James Propp <jamespropp@gmail.com> wrote:
It’s a thread on MathOverflow.
Jim
On Thu, Jan 23, 2020 at 12:05 AM Cris Moore via math-fun < math-fun@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
in return for all intangibles in perpetuity?
C
p.s. I haven’t found a source for the Devil’s book (or even, more modestly, for the claim the Book exists :-) I don’t think I made it up myself, but who knows...
On Jan 22, 2020, at 10:02 PM, James Propp <jamespropp@gmail.com> wrote:
I plan to give the Devil his due next month! :-)
Jim
On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 11:53 PM Cris Moore via math-fun < math-fun@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Thanks, Jim! I certainly agree that multiple proofs deserve Bookhood
(and
some clearly don’t). This is a great example, especially given your comments about how each proof has different power to generalize.
I think you should do a column sometime on the Devil’s book — the book of mathematical truths that are easy to state, but which have no proof in God's book. Perhaps the 4-color theorem is one of these…
- Cris
On Jan 22, 2020, at 9:11 PM, James Propp <jamespropp@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm hoping to post the essay "What Proof is Best?" on my blog in a few days; comments are very welcome! The current draft is at
http://jamespropp.org/mathenchant/057-draft2.pdf
Thanks,
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