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Mathematicians just solved a 125-year-old problem, uniting 3 theories in physics

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101 points mikhael | 1 comments | 26 Apr 25 01:39 UTC | HN request time: 0.874s | source
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paulpauper ◴[26 Apr 25 04:43 UTC] No.43801003[source]▶
It's interesting how so many important papers are always on arxiv first. it makes me wonder what purpose peer reviews serves. I think also, this is to help establish priority over the result. So getting it up on arxiv is like a timestamp to avoid someone else deriving it at the same time and getting credit by having it published first.
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pepinator ◴[26 Apr 25 05:08 UTC] No.43801103[source]▶
Peer review is important for checking the correctness of the results, among other things. It's not uncommon to find big errors; small mistakes are everywhere.
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1. drumnerd ◴[26 Apr 25 10:45 UTC] No.43802461[source]▶
Peer review is of utmost importance. Any researcher can make mistakes. I can read papers and apply them, but I need expert opinion to trust the papers. I am not skilled enough in any but my specialties.

I do see papers with outlandish claims and very weak support. This kind of excessively bold statement I see in many papers is a red flag for me.