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Published online 9 December 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news031208-4
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Mathematicians dispute proof of century-old problem
Mystery remains as journal withdraws paper.
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A mathematics journal has withdrawn a paper that claimed to crack one of the discipline's great mysteries after reviewing and accepting the work and publishing it online.
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