Timeline for Instances where an existence result precedes the constructive version
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| Aug 20, 2012 at 18:42 | comment | added | Tom Leinster | The Cantor-style proof of the existence of transcendental numbers is certainly constructive. (I didn't see any coherent argument to the contrary on that Wikipedia talk page.) See for instance the comment of Joel David Hamkins here: mathoverflow.net/questions/10334/…, the Monthly article he cites, and my own answer here: mathoverflow.net/questions/20430/… | |
| Aug 17, 2012 at 3:07 | history | edited | LeBlanc | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Fixed broken link.
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| Aug 16, 2012 at 13:40 | comment | added | Lee Mosher | Your link entitled "Wikipedia Article" is broken. | |
| Aug 15, 2012 at 6:07 | history | answered | LeBlanc | CC BY-SA 3.0 |