"Enlightenment is a feature of mathematics about which very little has been written." http://www.liceogiuliocesare.it/public/documenti/Rota_Phenomenology_Mathematical_Beauty.pdf …
@St_Rev I think he's saying aesthetics is "actually about" underlying structure and stuff
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@sarahdoingthing (Picard's theorem is a basic result in complex analysis, ie analysis over the field of complex numbers). -
@St_Rev I suspect Rota would be delighted with your objections, he was into dismantling the "Great Man" theory of science/math haha
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@sarahdoingthing Shifting the goal posts. Aesthetics isn't simply a sense of beauty.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sarahdoingthing To me, beauty is 1) cats 2) hot chicks 3) good graphic design.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sarahdoingthing ...is just wrong. Not every single mathematician studies complex analysis. Of those who have, some don't like it.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sarahdoingthing Aside from the general point, "An example of mathematical beauty upon which all mathematicians agree is Picard’s theorem"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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