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Nature 448, 846-847 (23 August 2007) | doi:10.1038/448846b; Published online 22 August 2007

Journal presents a mathematical conundrum

Jenny Hogan

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Strife proves hard to solve for K-theory.

A branch of mathematics known as K-theory has this month seen its flagship journal bifurcate in a strange dispute, the details of which were still emerging as Nature went to press.The events centre on Anthony Bak, a mathematician at the University of Bielefeld in Germany and until recently managing editor of the Springer journal K-Theory.