Proof claimed for deep connection between primes (original) (raw)

If it is true, a solution to the abc conjecture about whole numbers would be an ‘astounding’ achievement.

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  1. Mochizuki, S. Inter-universal teichmuller theory I: construction of Hodge Theatres (2012). available at http://www.kurims.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~motizuki/Inter-universal%20Teichmuller%20Theory%20I.pdf
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  1. Philip Ball
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Ball, P. Proof claimed for deep connection between primes.Nature (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2012.11378

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