The World Record for the Shortest Math Article: 2 Words

Pinckney wrote: post #3

The paper doesn't make any sense without the title: "Can n^2 + 1 unit equilateral triangles cover an equilateral triangle of side >n, say n+\epsilon?"

Also why didn't the article include both of the figures? It can all be found here for those interested; http://www.wfnmc.org/mc20101.pdf

Re: The World Record for the Shortest Math Article: 2 Words

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Post by flashman » Tue, Apr 21, 2015, 5:12 AM UTC

Pinckney wrote: post #3

The paper doesn't make any sense without the title: "Can n^2 + 1 unit equilateral triangles cover an equilateral triangle of side >n, say n+\epsilon?"

Ah, this is like cheating on a compression test by encoding information in the filename.

Re: The World Record for the Shortest Math Article: 2 Words

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Post by anigbrowl » Tue, Apr 21, 2015, 5:21 AM UTC

Pinckney wrote: post #3

The paper doesn't make any sense without the title: "Can n^2 + 1 unit equilateral triangles cover an equilateral triangle of side >n, say n+\epsilon?"

Yeah, leaving that out of the article makes the whole thing meaningless and pretentious. Frankly I'm surprised at the restraint shown by the editors.

Re: The World Record for the Shortest Math Article: 2 Words

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Post by anigbrowl » Tue, Apr 21, 2015, 5:25 AM UTC

biot wrote: post #5

joshrotenberg wrote: post #2

Here's my entry: "It's hard."

I don't know about math journals, but you could try getting that published as the world's shortest article in Playboy.

Needs motivation.

Re: The World Record for the Shortest Math Article: 2 Words

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Post by Dylan16807 » Tue, Apr 21, 2015, 5:47 AM UTC

joshrotenberg wrote: post #2

Here's my entry: "It's hard."

Hmm, I think I would make mine referential. "Baby shoes"

Let 2 words imply 6.