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Has famous maths problem been solved, and in only a month?

Has $1 million maths problem been cracked using novel techniques?

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  1. SmithP. J. Math. Anal. Appl.(submitted); preprint at http://arxiv.org/abs/math/0609740 (2006).

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Hogan, J. Has famous maths problem been solved, and in only a month?. Nature (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/news061002-14

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