Monday, November 5, 2018

Mystery Math Whiz and Novelist Advance Permutation Problem

Mystery Math Whiz and Novelist Advance Permutation Problem
https://www.quantamagazine.org/sci-fi-writer-greg-egan-and-anonymous-math-whiz-advance-permutation-problem-20181105/

"A new proof from the Australian science fiction writer Greg Egan and a 2011 proof anonymously posted online are now being hailed as significant advances on a puzzle mathematicians have been studying for at least 25 years."

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