> Fourier argued that the distribution of heat through the rod could be written as a sum of simple waves.
How do you even begin to think of such things? Some people are wired differently.
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How do you even begin to think of such things? Some people are wired differently.
A common mistake I see in people reading mathematics (or even computer science papers) is to think the proof set out in the paper is the thought process that lead to the interesting insight. It is almost always an ex post facto formalisation.