On Proof and Progress in Mathematics. Thurston, W. P.
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In response to Jaffe and Quinn [math.HO/9307227], the author discusses forms of progress in mathematics that are not captured by formal proofs of theorems, especially in his own work in the theory of foliations and geometrization of 3-manifolds and dynamical systems.
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  eprint = {math/9404236},
  title = {On Proof and Progress in Mathematics},
  url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/math/9404236},
  abstract = {In response to Jaffe and Quinn [math.HO/9307227], the author discusses forms of progress in mathematics that are not captured by formal proofs of theorems, especially in his own work in the theory of foliations and geometrization of 3-manifolds and dynamical systems.},
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  date = {1994-03-31},
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