Mathematical Proof That Rocked Number Theory Will Be Published

[Judi Lynn]

But some experts say author Shinichi Mochizuki failed to fix fatal flaw in the solution of a major arithmetics problem

By Davide Castelvecchi, Nature magazine on April 3, 2020

After an eight-year struggle, embattled Japanese mathematician Shinichi Mochizuki has finally received some validation. His 600-page proof of the abc conjecture, one of the biggest open problems in number theory, has been accepted for publication.

Acceptance of the work in Publications of the Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences (RIMS)—a journal of which Mochizuki is chief editor, published by the institute where he works at Kyoto University—is the latest development in a long and acrimonious controversy over the mathematicians’ proof.

Two other RIMS mathematicians, Masaki Kashiwara and Akio Tamagawa, announced in Japanese the publication at a 3 April press conference in Kyoto. The paper “will have a big impact”, said Kashiwara. When asked how Mochizuki reacted to news of the paper’s acceptance, Kashiwara said, “I think he was relieved.”

Mochizuki, who has denied requests for interviews over the years, did not appear and did not make himself available to reporters.

More:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mathematical-proof-that-rocked-number-theory-will-be-published/

[Beakybird]

1. His numbers don't add up, and I'm using my fingers and toes.

[Jim__]

2. If anyone is interested: Parts I, II, III, and IV

These links run from about 90 pages to 200 pages, and based on a quick look, hard to understand pages.

Part I

Part II

Part III

Part IV