The biggest mystery in mathematics: Shinichi Mochizuki and the impenetrable proof

Davide Castelvecchi

Nature, 2015, vol. 526, issue 7572, 178-181

Abstract: A Japanese mathematician claims to have solved one of the most important problems in his field. The trouble is, hardly anyone can work out whether he's right.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1038/526178a

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