Complex Algebraic Problme Solved After Twenty Years in Hartsville (?) SC

Factual Questions
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there was an article in the morning news the other day about a complex algebraic problem that was finally solved recently by a man in hartsville (or was it timmonsville? i can’t remember.) but the article NEVER says what the problem or answer was. does anyone know?

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I looked around a bit, but couldn’t find anything about what you’re referring to. Could you post a link to the article online? There might be enough info in the article for me (or someone else) to figure out what problem they’re referring to.

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Yeah, I also looked on CNN’s science section, but couldn’t find anything.

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How about a young woman in Stockholm?
That’s the only complex algebra problem that google news found in the past week.

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Um, did it have something to do with selling aluminum for scrap metal? I know that some that one has been known to give mathemeticians in SC a fit.

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here’s the article.

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[sarcasm]ha, ha, ha[/sarcasm]

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Thanks for the link. The paper is titled Brauer Groups of Genus Zero Extensions of Number Fields; not something I really know anything about. Here’s a link where you can download the paper in various formats, if you’re curious:

Maybe some of the other mathematicians here are familiar with this subject, and can (try to) put it in a nutshell.

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IANAM: Let’s see, I know what “genus”, “rational fields” and “isomorphic” mean (in this context) but not “split by Q(sqrt(2))”.

I’m not digging out my Hardy and Wright.

Next.

(This would not be considered a major result. Just another Math Journal filler paper.)

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ftg agreed
The story about the woman in Stockholm seems to be the greater achievement.