For years, mathematicians have been discussing a possible proof of the famous ABC conjecture that nobody understands. Now an entrepreneur has offered prize money for anyone who finds a mistake in it. But what’s the point?
The mathematician Alex Kontorovich can be described as a clever man: he is a professor at Rutgers University and the author of much-cited articles. However, a recent buzz in the math community left him perplexed: “Huh? Can someone please explain? Why is there a million dollar prize for finding holes in a theory that already has a lot of holes? “, he recently wrote on Twitter.