Identity area
Reference code
Mordell/1-40/31/31.10
Unique identifier
GB 275 Mordell/1-40/31/31.10
Title
On the conjecture for the rational points on a cubic surface
Date(s)
- 8 March 1963–31 July 1963 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
8 letters, 2 papers
Context area
Name of creator
(fl 1942-1963)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Correspondence between LJM and A. Borel concerning a paper of LJM's which the Annals of Mathematics refused to publish, believing it to be too similar to the work of Swinnerton Dyer. LJM proposes changes to the way papers are assessed for publication. Included are LJM's paper and that of Swinnerton Dyer. Also 2 letters from SD to LJM concerning the mathematical problem.