I remember at university how, when attending the few multi-disciplinary meetings or get-togethers, I would marvel that these people - on the same campus! - didn't get together more often in order to share and stimulate growth or share strategies, which inevitably occurred during these meetings.
I wonder why a handful of qualified mathematicians couldn't get together and go to Japan to sort this proof out...
I wonder why a handful of qualified mathematicians couldn't get together and go to Japan to sort this proof out...