What is good mathematics?
2007/02/13 by Terence Tao, Tao, Terence · 8 voices · 1 citation
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paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.math/0702396
Abstract
Some personal thoughts and opinions on what ``good quality mathematics'' is, and whether one should try to define this term rigorously. As a case study, the story of Szemerédi's theorem is presented.
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https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0702396
Some personal thoughts and opinions on what "good quality mathematics'" is, and whether one should try to define this term rigorously. As [bsky, 0 points, 0 comments]
- Terence Tao argues that the health of mathematics matters more than any single work. In 'What is good mathematics,' he catalogs 22 aspects of quality math: technique, application, vision, elegance. Go [bsky, 0 points, 0 comments]
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