Re: Using Mathematica results in publications
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- Subject: [mg11755] Re: [mg11699] Using Mathematica results in publications
- From: "Mário Sancho Graça" <mario_sancho.graca@virgin.net>
- Date: Thu, 26 Mar 1998 03:09:24 -0500
It's a problem of scientific method, in my view. The fact that the internals are not public is irrelevant, just as most people do not care about the availability of the Windows operating system source code. I do base some of my research on Mathematica output, but so far I have always compared results given by two different algorithms (possibly both accomplished via Mathematica, why not?), in some cases one giving analytical results and the other numerical. What I will not do is believe the result of an integral extending through 100 pages with no further cross-checking. -----Original Message----- From: Linc Davis <l_davis@ix.netcom.com> To: mathgroup@smc.vnet.net Subject: [mg11755] [mg11699] Using Mathematica results in publications >Given that the internals of Mathematica are not public, are there any >practical or philosophical problems involved in using the results of >its computations in published research? Obviously this has to be done >with proper attribution, but aren't you just taking Wolfram's word for >it that the results are accurate? Just wondering. Thanks for replies. > >-- >Lincoln R. Davis >(e-mail address is valid) > >