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Importance and Unpredictable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Real World and for Industry

In: What Mathematics Can Do for You

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  • Masato Wakayama

    (Kyushu University, Institute of Mathematics for Industry)

  • Masato Wakayama

    (Kyushu University, Institute of Mathematics for Industry)

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It is known that there exist several fundamental mathematical conjectures which remain unsolved (i.e., propositions that have not yet been proved but are anticipated to be true). Interestingly and somewhat ironically, the process of searching for proofs often raises interesting new problems that yield new insight into mathematics. This in turn stimulates the development of new branches of mathematics.

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  • Masato Wakayama & Masato Wakayama, 2013. "Importance and Unpredictable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Real World and for Industry," Springer Books, in: Yoshikazu Giga & Toshiyuki Kobayashi (ed.), What Mathematics Can Do for You, edition 127, pages 101-121, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-4-431-54346-6_12
    DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-54346-6_12
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