Desperately seeking mathematical proof

DOI10.1007/S00283-009-9040-3MaRDI QIDQ1026606zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Melvyn B. Nathanson

Publication date 25 June 2009

Published in The Mathematical Intelligencer (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0905.3590

zbMATH Keywords

elementary proofmathematical proof

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophy of mathematics (00A30) Philosophical and critical aspects of logic and foundations (03A05)

Abstract: Remarks on mathematical proof and the practice of mathematics.

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