Huh, I remember when this happened, but I hadn't realized it happened in some blog commemts.
For those who are unaware, the comment pointing the flaw in Nelson's proof is Terrance Tao, one of the most extraordinary mathematicians in the world. He's won a good fraction of the field's medals, including the Fields Medal. A nice, down-to-earth guy, too, by all accounts.
I jokingly call this the time he literally saved mathematics.
For those who are unaware, the comment pointing the flaw in Nelson's proof is Terrance Tao, one of the most extraordinary mathematicians in the world. He's won a good fraction of the field's medals, including the Fields Medal. A nice, down-to-earth guy, too, by all accounts.
I jokingly call this the time he literally saved mathematics.