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Kevin Buzzard. Algebraic number theorist in London. Interested in formal theorem proving.

My blog aimed at teaching undergraduates to use Lean, a formal proof verification system: https://xenaproject.wordpress.com/

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What programming languages do mathematicians use?
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Proofs shown to be wrong after formalization with proof assistant
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Which mathematical definitions should be formalised in Lean?
Sep 21, 2018
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what mistakes did the Italian algebraic geometers actually make?
Mar 26, 2010
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Etale cohomology -- Why study it?
Nov 19, 2009
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Extent of “unscientific”, and of wrong, papers in research mathematics
Feb 1, 2020
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solving $f(f(x))=g(x)$
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What are the local Langlands conjectures nowadays, for connected reductive groups over a $p$-adic field?
Feb 9, 2010
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What would you want to see at the Museum of Mathematics?
Dec 25, 2010
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How do I check if a functor has a (left/right) adjoint?
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Are some proof assistants better suited for given areas of math than others?
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Proof assistants for beginners - a comparison
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Why haven't all of the "hundred greatest theorems" been formalized yet?
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Usage and Importance of Proof Assistants
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Examples of formalisation of abelian categories