The Proof is in the Code: How a Truth Machine is Transforming Mathematics
From the four-colour theorem to Lean, the story of machines checking proofs line by line, and what that does to a discipline built on human conviction.
Hartnett follows computer-assisted proof from the four-colour theorem through Lean and the formalisation projects now checking major results line by line. The question underneath is what happens to a discipline built on human conviction when the conviction becomes optional, and whether a proof nobody can hold in their head is still an explanation.
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