Of Proof and Beauty (Science News: Math)

n1vux on 2005-04-04T17:32:33

Proof and Beauty

«The traditional models of mathematical proofs meet the digital age. ... Proving something was a matter of convincing one's peers that it has indeed been shown—no more, and no less. ... But that notion is now in flux. The use of computers to prove mathematical theorems is forcing mathematicians to re-examine the foundations of their discipline.»

- Good linkage too; inspired by and responding to a recent verification of (formerly controversial) computerized proof the Four-color map theorem.
- The Economist, via TechnoCrat