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Mad Prophet Ludwig9/01/2009 9:54:30 am PDT

re: #977 vxbush

Yes, well, we had to actually prove that you couldn’t find all the real roots of a polynomial equation of more than degree 5, and that was a tough proof, as I recall. Way beyond most people.

And I think the biggest difference between theoretical physics and mathematics is the notion of having to calculate something vs. the notion of proving something.

I would hate to do that proof.