Examples of counterexamples: a book conspectus

A counterexample is any exception to a generalization. Counterexamples are often used in science (and philosophy), as a means to setting boundaries. In mathematics at large, well-chosen counterexamples may bound possible theorems, disprove certain conjectures. Recent breakthroughs show that artificial intelligence tools are becoming able to generate counterexamples, disproving long-standing math conjectures. This challenges human assumptions about machine reasoning limitations. This conspectus is (mostly) meant to gather and share counterexample book references in relation to mathematics (on algebra, analysis,computer science, calculus, logic, philosophy, probability, statistics, topology) and related topics (computer science, philosophy).

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-08-03
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21770890
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Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms
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Examples of counterexamples: a book conspectus

Laurent Duval
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms
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Examples of counterexamples: a book conspectus

Laurent Duval
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A counterexample is any exception to a generalization. Counterexamples are often used in science (and philosophy), as a means to setting boundaries. In mathematics at large, well-chosen counterexamples may bound possible theorems, disprove certain conjectures. Recent breakthroughs show that artificial intelligence tools are becoming able to generate counterexamples, disproving long-standing math conjectures. This challenges human assumptions about machine reasoning limitations. This conspectus is (mostly) meant to gather and share counterexample book references in relation to mathematics (on algebra, analysis,computer science, calculus, logic, philosophy, probability, statistics, topology) and related topics (computer science, philosophy).

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