Lesson learnt? None.
A particular line from the open statement mathematicians wrote against the design of the new Caltech Mathathon, due to happen in late October, has stuck with me: Mathematicians do not only prove theorems: they also…
Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture
The Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture
On Monday night, I kid you not, I dreamt of the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture. It was only by name, a fleeting mention in a heated conversation I was having with a friend. I’m not…