I'm pretty sure it's a joke–although I myself was uncertain at first.
I want to be respectful of other people's privacy, but it isn't hard to find the author's Facebook/LinkedIn/etc, at which point their non-identity with the famous novelist becomes obvious.
15 comments here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49961538
Mostly about the claim and not the (purported?) author.
That's for a separate problem, in case anyone gets confused.
This is a Lean-verified variation of the OpenAI proof for pi.
I love this footnote
∗Author of The Da Vinci Code.
Is this actually true or fraudulent? I couldn't tell.
I'm pretty sure it's a joke–although I myself was uncertain at first.
I want to be respectful of other people's privacy, but it isn't hard to find the author's Facebook/LinkedIn/etc, at which point their non-identity with the famous novelist becomes obvious.
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