theHigherGeometer on Nostr: nprofile1q…wt5a9 If you had to ask me, the key idea is that there are two ways of ...

nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq3h22em3uumq3438l5f26qwgwncgtz7fpkcw64dd05fm8gntkl0eqhwt5a9 (nprofile…t5a9) If you had to ask me, the key idea is that there are two ways of measuring the topology of certain higher-dimensional shapes described by polynomial equations: one that involves calculus (so something vaguely analogous to how electromagnetic fields are described), and one that only involves cutting out curved "slices" of the shape using more polynomial equations. The conjecture is that the latter, which can on the face of it measure at least *some* of the features that the calculus-based approach can see, actually captures everything.