Non-trivial error in physics paper found via Lean

leanexplorer 21 points 2 comments March 22, 2026
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leanexplorer

Code part of the project PhysLib (formerly PhysLean) - physics version of the project Mathlib. https://github.com/leanprover-community/physlib

throwaway81523

Well it's a physics paper. The math being wrong is almost a running joke. It's almost 100 years since quantum field theory was invented and that doesn't formalize so well either.

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