I've known that Ramanujan proved Euler's theorems only in class 7. He could solve all hard problems of S.L.Loney in class 5!
2006-09-13 04:32:48 · 5 answers · asked by tinor 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
He never really proved anything. The guy just wrote down stuff and about half of these supposed 'theorems' have been proven false.
Euler was a prolific mathematician, one of the greatest and most incomparable in history whose works if copied by hand 24/7 would take 34 years to just write. He excelled in all fields of mathematics while Ramanujan was limited to number theory and analysis.
So no, Euler still rules.
2006-09-13 05:41:18 · answer #1 · answered by yasiru89 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is hard to tell since he did not live that long and did not get the proper mathematical development he deserved until he was older. Also, he came along later then Euler so a great deal of inspired work in new fields had already been done: maybe SR would have done a lot more original work in these areas had he been around during the early years of their development. One thing for certain, he was an absolutely amazing genius.
2006-09-13 11:39:57 · answer #2 · answered by bruinfan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, but he didn't miss by much. Most books which rank mathematicians have Gauss top, Euler second, and five or six others including Ramanujan on the next level down.
2006-09-13 12:06:15 · answer #3 · answered by bh8153 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Proving another man's theorems is one thing...coming up with those theorems in the first place is quite another.
2006-09-13 12:50:33 · answer #4 · answered by Morgy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is very hard to compare....
both were great!
2006-09-13 12:20:33 · answer #5 · answered by locuaz 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋