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Twin Prime Proof Proffered

Posted by samzenpus on from the is-this-going-to-be-on-the-test dept.

HateBreeder writes "Continuing on a previous slashdot story regarding Arenstorf's proof of the existence of Infinitely Many Prime Twins, it seems that a hole has recently been found in the proof, however mathematicians remain hopeful that the proof can be corrected."

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  1. Withdrawn by Agret · · Score: 5, Informative

    The paper has since been withdrawn with the reason "A serious error has been found in the paper, specifically, Lemma 8 is incorrect."

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    Have you metaroderated recently?
  2. I like a good alliteration as much as anyone by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Probably more than most. Sadly, that's not what proffered means.

    It was proffered a long time ago. The news is that it doesn't work. May I suggest punctured?

  3. old news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    The mistake was found back in June