Strong Torsion Conjecture

[bxidntdrmer]

To me, "recent" means "in the last couple of years". But apparently in mathematics "recent" means "in the last twenty years".

Apparently, an effective version of the Strong Torsion Conjecture was proved, as "recently" as 1999. I find this interesting because no one I've talked to was sure if the Strong Torsion Conjecture had been proved at all,

Comments

[atheneglaukopis]

"Recent" to Indo-Europeanists can be centuries or even millennia; I always have to question my profs when they use that word. Josh probably has an even more exaggerated view of what's recent, in terms of the history of the universe.

[easwaran]

I'm sure the use of the term "recent" varies wildly within subdisciplines of mathematics, depending on how quickly work has been progressing recently there.

[krasnoludek]

to tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance