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Once upon a time, when André Weil was still editor of the Annals of Mathematics, he wandered down to the basement of Fine Hall and found there a stranger with a weird machine. When asked what it was, the stranger replied that it was a time machine. Of course Weil was deeply sceptical, but he nevertheless allowed himself to be given a demonstration... and sure enough, he found himself in Fine Hall ten years in the future. He went to the library and was delighted to discover that the latest issue of the Annals contained an elegant proof of the Riemann hypothesis. Weil returned to the present, and the stranger and his machine vanished, perhaps off to a more pleasant age. As the time approached for the issue of the Annals, Weil waited anxiously for the article, and to discover who the author was, since it had been signed xxx. However, no article came, and the publisher began pressing Weil for the copy for the issue. Eventually, it was not possible to wait any longer, and so Weil sat down and wrote the article himself --- he was able to recall it perfectly --- and he signed it xxx.
Разумеется, речь идет о гипотезе Римана над конечными полями, а не о гипотезе "на миллион".
-- 23.01.2021, 17:25 --Источник. Там есть еще несколько историй подобного рода.