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- From: abian@iastate.edu (Alexander Abian)
- Subject: TIME HAS INERTIA. I stand by my proof of FUNDAMENTAL THM OF ALG.
- Message-ID: <abian.722463442@pv343f.vincent.iastate.edu>
- Summary: I stand by my $500 wager. Pratt, Da Costa why don't you accept it?
- Keywords: FUND. THM. ALG. WAGER $500.
- 11-22-92
- Sender: news@news.iastate.edu (USENET News System)
- Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 20:17:22 GMT
- Lines: 46
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- ABIAN'S PROOF OF THE FUNDAMENTAL THEOREM OF ALGEBRA
-
- I have given both an unabridged and abridged proofs of the FUNDAMENTAL
- THEOREM OF ALGEBRA. They were posted and reposted several times and
- there is no need to repost again.
-
- Several people's reaction was that my proof is "a load of crap",
- "utter bullshit" (they even did not use the polite form "beta-sigma",
- invented by me!) and that I am "a crackpot".
- Among the above people are: V. R. PRATT of Stanford University and
- P.Da COSTA.
-
-
- My answer to these people was and is.
-
- "I WAGER $500. SHOW MY PROOF TO A (impartial) FACULTY MEMBER OF
- THE MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT OF STANFORD UNIVERSITY WHO IS A SPECIA-
- LISTS IN THE THEORY OF ANALYTIC FUNCTIONS. IF THE SPECIALIST FINDS
- MY PROOF INCORRECT I WILL PAY (only once -to the first challenger-
- there is always the first, even among the twins). BUT IF THE SPECIAL-
- IST FINDS MY PROOF CORRECT THE CHALLENGER MUST PAY ME $500."
-
- Ladies and Gentlemen, is my wager fair enough ?
-
- So far they did not accept my Wager, instead like poisonous mosquitoes
- they bite and bite with personal innuendoes "crackpot", "bullshit", etc.
-
- Also, Mr. Pratt do not compare me with Newton. My little finger has more
- intelligence than Newton and Einstein put together.
-
- Finally, if Mr Pratt or Da Costa you desire further explanation con-
- cerning my proof: first, you must publicly declare that you are
- declining to accept my wager, and: second, you must ask me politely
- without any explicit or implicit personal innuendoes or sarcasm to give
- further explanation and to point out where your reasoning fails. Other-
- wise, this is the last time you are hearing from me concerning FTA.
-
- With best wishes and regards,
- Alexander Abian
-
-
- --
- The tendency of maintaining the status-quo, Reaction to provocation and
- The tendency of maintaining again a status-quo.
- TIME HAS INERTIA and some energy is lost to move Time forward
- E = mcc (Einstein) must be replaced by E = m(0) exp(-At) (Abian)
-