Gödel's Lost Letter
rjlipton.wpcomstaging.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2021
Richard Lipton and Ken Regan write about computational complexity, math, quantum computing, and theory.
What HN saysCommenters point to it for discussions of math results, such as prime gaps and RSA keys and the review of Atiyah's proof.
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jakeogh · 2024-02-22
not quite an aggregator, but you might like https://rjlipton.wpcomstaging.com/
thomasahle · 2022-03-24
Thank you for clearing this up! I knew I should have found my source before posting.
I remembered reading https://rjlipton.wpcomstaging.com/2012/03/01/do-gaps-between-primes-af… which I suppose only says this _could_ be very bad.
Very interesting and great that it was resolved in the negative!
IndySun · 2021-10-28
belter · 2021-06-29
Keep in mind you have Fields Medalists taking
a shot at it ( and it looks like ...failing...)
"Reading into Atiyah's Proof"
https://rjlipton.wpcomstaging.com/2018/09/26/reading-into-atiyahs-proo…