downvotetruth | a month ago
I'm curious what applications there might be if any in number theory. If I recall, langlands had motivations from string theory concepts which ultimately wasn't as successful as hoped in physics.
slanderaan01 | a month ago
Article and interspersed visuals were a pleasant learning experience. I'm not caught up on mathematics as much as I'd like to be..
dylanwenzlau | a month ago
Is there a machine-verifiable version ?
I mean ... 800 pages, I'd say the benefit of the doubt applies.
ur-whale | a month ago
How do people even find the time to work on this stuff without being distracted by life, family, and everything else? I think this is why so many of these people are in Europe. America is too chaotic and full of obligations and distractions to do serious academic work.
paulpauper | a month ago
This is exciting news! Though, there is more than just the math that needs to be done here. Namely, mathematicians not only need to formalize a concise language to bridge the gap with modern conformal field theory, but they will also need a way to understand the computability of models based on this system. And yet, there is also the human factor: namely, there needs to be an effort to sell this paradigm to existing theorists, which will require substantial effort.