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| Jan 23, 2015 at 0:10 | comment | added | KConrad | Yes, that is the reason the proof is useful, but I'd never count it as the first (or second or third) proof worth reading. | |
| Jan 23, 2015 at 0:09 | comment | added | paul Monsky | @keith--I guess not, though it has its adherents on this site--I think Lemmermeyer speaks well of it. Isn't this the proof that essentially calculates K_2(Z)? | |
| Jan 22, 2015 at 4:35 | comment | added | KConrad | So you feel that its proof of quadratic reciprocity is exactly the right one? | |
| S Jan 22, 2015 at 3:39 | history | answered | paul Monsky | CC BY-SA 3.0 | |
| S Jan 22, 2015 at 3:39 | history | made wiki | Post Made Community Wiki by paul Monsky |