The Future of Mathematics?
Microsoft Research · 9 HN recommendations
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Mathematician Kevin Buzzard explains why he believes the Lean theorem prover will shape the future of mathematics, and describes digitizing his university curriculum in Lean with undergraduates, plus the cultural challenges.
Why HN recommends it: Recommended as the clearest mathematician's perspective on formal proof assistants and why mathematics should be formalized.
“For a perspective of a mathematician that came to evangelize theorem provers, I recommend Kevin Buzzard's MS 2019-09 presentation [0] about LEAN.” Read on HN ↗