Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] The other side of the double helix

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Thu, 12 Aug 2004, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote:

> Incidently I might add that "The Double Helix" is probably one of the 
> reasons why I am still hoping to solve one of the Clay Institute Prizes 
> (namely the Navier-Stokes problem).  His book inspires me to "reach for 
> the prize" even though many other brilliant people have tried and 
> failed.  In a way, one has to think "out of the box," pursue it with 
> determination, and simply believe that one can do it.


That's great.  You really never know what you might do right that they 
didn't try.  With my PBS-level understanding of Wiles' proof of Fermat's 
Last Theorem, I get the impression that attempts to prove something very 
difficult, like Navier-Stokes, may lead you to many important discoveries 
even if you fail.

By the way, here's something a little entertaining.  I have to believe 
there are errors in this guy's proofs, but Kaida Shi claims to have proved 
the Goldbach Conjecture...

http://xxx.lanl.gov/ftp/math/papers/0309/0309103.pdf

...and provided a relatively simple proof of Fermat's Last Theorem:

http://mcraefamily.com/MathHelp/AlternativeFermatsLastTheorem.htm

I don't have the time (and probably not the ability) to decide if these 
proofs are valid, but anyone in his right mind would be skeptical.  They 
seem to be short and not very complicated.

Best,

Mike
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