We discuss how the concept of equality is used by mathematicians (including Grothendieck) and what effect this has when trying to formalise mathematics. We challenge various reasonable-sounding slogans about equality.

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Grothendieck’s Use of Equality

  • Kevin Buzzard

摘要

We discuss how the concept of equality is used by mathematicians (including Grothendieck) and what effect this has when trying to formalise mathematics. We challenge various reasonable-sounding slogans about equality.