‘The End of Proof’? The integration of different mathematical cultures as experimental mathematics comes of age

Henrik Kragh Sørensen

‘The End of Proof’? The integration of different mathematical cultures as experimental mathematics comes of age

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Abstract

In this paper, the recent emergence of a professed “experimental” culture in mathematics during the past three decades is analysed based on an adaptation of Hans-Jörg Rheinberger’s notion of “experimental systems” that mesh into experimental cultures. In so doing, I approach the question of how distinct mathematical cultures can coexist and blend into a common understanding that allows for cultural convergence while preserving heterogeneity.

Original language	Danish
Title of host publication	Mathematical Cultures. The London Meetings 2012–2014
Editors	Brendan Larvor
Publisher	Birkhäuser Verlag
Publication date	2016
Pages	139-160
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-28580-1
Publication status	Published - 2016
Externally published	Yes

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