I found out new proof of Pythagorean theorem , how can I publish it ?

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A user claims to have discovered two new proofs of the Pythagorean theorem, one of which is particularly simple and another for the special case of 45-degree angles. They express a desire to publish these findings in a scientific journal but are uncertain about the process. Other participants suggest various publication avenues, including educational journals and platforms like arXiv, while noting that new proofs of an ancient theorem may not attract significant interest from professional mathematicians. The discussion touches on the nature of mathematical proofs, emphasizing that while the Pythagorean theorem itself is not new, novel proofs can still be valuable for educational purposes. Participants encourage the user to share their work for the joy of mathematics, highlighting the importance of engaging with new ideas, even if they are not groundbreaking. The conversation also briefly diverges into discussions about Galois theory and the significance of different mathematical proofs.
  • #31
I'm going to publish a paper which states that for any given thread in PF, the larger the thread grows, the probability of a pedantic argument approaches 1.

Just a joke. I guess this could be said of any forum.
 
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  • #32
KrisOhn said:
I'm going to publish a paper which states that for any given thread in PF, the larger the thread grows, the probability of a pedantic argument approaches 1.

Just a joke. I guess this could be said of any forum.

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  • #33
micromass said:
I agree with this. And I am not discouraging him (if you were talking about me). I find it very good of him that he found a novel proof. Not many people can say that they found such a thing! And I'm sure many people will be interested.

But what I'm saying is true. It's not really important compared to the vast amounts of mathematical research published today. And it's certainly not true that he has a "moral obligation" or a "duty" to publish.

The fact that I said that a proof is not really seen as very important does not contradict the fact that the OP did something very nice.


first , I wonder about a abbrevitation all of you had used ! what does " OP " denote to ?!

I think that you are right , this proof will not be interesting thing for professionals , professionals are interested in more dilicated things ,

anyway , I think that the most important thing that I enjoyed to find this proof , I really enjoyed ,
yes , it's simmilar to one of the proofs which was found out since 1998 ! but the main idea is diffrent , I'm 17 years old now , I think that it was a good thing that try to prove something like this , , I proved lot's of theorems in Algebra and Calculus and geometry , and that's fun !


when I study maths and play with it ! the most important thing for me is that I enjoy playing with maths ! that's enough for me !

I hope that I didn't write so much :)

greetings

Maths Lover
 
  • #34
Maths Lover said:
first , I wonder about a abbrevitation all of you had used ! what does " OP " denote to ?!

It refers to "Original Post" or "Original poster". In this thread, it is you! :smile:

anyway , I think that the most important thing that I enjoyed to find this proof , I really enjoyed ,
yes , it's simmilar to one of the proofs which was found out since 1998 ! but the main idea is diffrent , I'm 17 years old now , I think that it was a good thing that try to prove something like this , , I proved lot's of theorems in Algebra and Calculus and geometry , and that's fun !


when I study maths and play with it ! the most important thing for me is that I enjoy playing with maths ! that's enough for me !

Ah, but that is absolutely right! You should do math primarily because you enjoy it. Who cares if you prove anything fancy! You have the right attitude!

Again, proving a theorem all on your own is not an easy feat. It's really well done of you. I don't think I could have done such a thing at 17 years old (and I don't think I could do it now either). So you should absolutely feel good about what you did.

Sorry for hijacking your thread here anyway :redface:
 
  • #35
Maths Lover said:
first , I wonder about a abbrevitation all of you had used ! what does " OP " denote to ?!
Original poster, or original post according to context.
 
  • #36
micromass said:
Sorry for hijacking your thread here anyway :redface:

I didn't understand what you really want to say !

how can you Hijack my thread ?! is it a puzzle ?

explain please ?!
 
  • #37
Jimmy Snyder said:
Original poster, or original post according to context.

thank you , you made it obviousto me :)
 
  • #38
Maths Lover said:
I didn't understand what you really want to say !

how can you Hijack my thread ?! is it a puzzle ?

explain please ?!

Hijacking a thread is when you start a pedantic argument about something useless that is not really what the OP wants to talk about.
 
  • #39
@Micromass

so , any new proof for any theorem will be treated with the same way ?

or some theorems is diffrent from others ?


what about main theorms in calculus ?
 
  • #40
micromass said:
Hijacking a thread is when you start a pedantic argument about something useless that is not really what the OP wants to talk about.



ok :)

it's not a problem , I think that your speech wasn't " pedantic argument " , but it made somethings obvious

thank you :)
 
  • #41
Maths Lover said:
@micromass

so , any new proof for any theorem will be treated with the same way ?

or some theorems is diffrent from others ?


what about main theorms in calculus ?

No, I wouldn't say that they will all be treated the same way. I guess it depends on the proof itself. If the proof is really novel and provides some kind of idea that can be generalized, then it might be interesting to professionals. Or when the proof illustrates some kind of abstract theory.

A famous example is the insolvability of the quintic. This was originally proven by Abel and Ruffini. But later, Galois proved it using the methods of (what is now called) Galois theory. From a certain point of view, the theorem was already proven. But the proof Galois gave is very intricate and beautiful. Furthermore, it gives exactly a criterium of when a polynomial can be solved or not. And the same method can be generalized to other settings as well (such as integration theory). Finally, Galois theory is one of the most elegant mathematics known to man! Despite Galois theory not really proving anything novel, it is still one of the most important theories in mathematics out there.

If you are interested in Abel's theorem, then I highly recommend the following book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1402021860/?tag=pfamazon01-20
It is suitable for high school students who are interested in higher level math. It introduces elegant theories such as groups and Riemann surfaces and it culminates with Abel's theorem.
 
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  • #42
I was told that the original proof of the Riesz Representation theorem was 300 pages long. I don't know if it's true.
 
  • #43
micromass said:
No, I wouldn't say that they will all be treated the same way. I guess it depends on the proof itself. If the proof is really novel and provides some kind of idea that can be generalized, then it might be interesting to professionals. Or when the proof illustrates some kind of abstract theory.

A famous example is the insolvability of the quintic. This was originally proven by Abel and Ruffini. But later, Galois proved it using the methods of (what is now called) Galois theory. From a certain point of view, the theorem was already proven. But the proof Galois gave is very intricate and beautiful. Furthermore, it gives exactly a criterium of when a polynomial can be solved or not. And the same method can be generalized to other settings as well (such as integration theory). Finally, Galois theory is one of the most elegant mathematics known to man! Despite Galois theory not really proving anything novel, it is still one of the most important theories in mathematics out there.

If you are interested in Abel's theorem, then I highly recommend the following book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1402021860/?tag=pfamazon01-20
It is suitable for high school students who are interested in higher level math. It introduces elegant theories such as groups and Riemann surfaces and it culminates with Abel's theorem.

I heared about Galois theory for 2 years .
as you know " I think that you know " that I study Abstract Algebra nowdays from Dummit and foote , and Galois theory is the topic of 14th chapter , and I'm very excited to reach this chapter but I still in the second one ,

:))
 
  • #44
Maths Lover said:
I heared about Galois theory for 2 years .
as you know " I think that you know " that I study Abstract Algebra nowdays from Dummit and foote , and Galois theory is the topic of 14th chapter , and I'm very excited to reach this chapter but I still in the second one ,

:))

Ah, yes, I should have remembered! But yes, Galois theory is very exciting. I just hope Dummit and Foote cover it the right way and don't try to obfusciate things. A lot of textbooks on Galois theory seem to have this problem.
 
  • #45
Jimmy Snyder said:
I was told that the original proof of the Riesz Representation theorem was 300 pages long. I don't know if it's true.

300 pages ! that's great ! and very comblicated too !

I know the fermat last theorems needed 100 page from prof wiles to be written !

the funny thing that I tried to find new proof to this Big theorem ! of course I failed " until now at least ! "
 
  • #46
micromass said:
Ah, yes, I should have remembered! But yes, Galois theory is very exciting. I just hope Dummit and Foote cover it the right way and don't try to obfusciate things. A lot of textbooks on Galois theory seem to have this problem.

I hope the same :)

if he did , does artin cover it well ? or he obfuscated it ! ?
 
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  • #50
micromass said:
I don't really remember his treatment well. But I really like Artin, so I guess he did a good job.

If you're looking for beautiful treatments of Galois theory, then the following books are exellent:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0486623424/?tag=pfamazon01-20 (this is not the same Artin as the one who wrote the algebra book)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1402021860/?tag=pfamazon01-20

that's great :)
but as you know , I have to study Group theory and Field theory first :)
I think that it's not easy job , is it ?
 
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  • #51
Hey Maths lover, just out of curiosity what is your native language?
 
  • #52
I don't know where websites are getting the figure of 98 proofs as the current number. A geometry text I have preceeds one proof with the following introduction:

"There are hundreds of known proofs of the Pythagorean theorem. A complilation containing more than 350 proofs appears in The Pythagorean Proposition by Elisha Scott Loomis published by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics."

Googling that book, The Pythagorean Proposition, I find:

http://mathlair.allfunandgames.ca/pythprop.php

which states it has 370 proofs. And is also a difficult book to get hold of. The author of that site, MathLair, say he has reproduced portions of it there, since it's in the public domain.

Note also that, based on this book, Guiness Book of Records calls the Pythagorean Theorem the "most proved theorem".
 
  • #53
The 98 comes from the second verse of the song 99 bottles of proof on the wall (or is that beer)...
 
  • #54
Galteeth said:
Hey Maths lover, just out of curiosity what is your native language?

I'm Egyptian and My native Langauge is Arabic
 

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