# The part of Navier-Stokes no one is talking about

> Source: <https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/09/09/formal-method-revolution/>
> Published: 2026-09-09 12:43:36+00:00

Yesterday OpenAI announced a proof that settled a long-standing question about the Navier-Stokes equations from fluid dynamics. The announcement has created a lot of buzz, as one would expect. But there’s an aspect of OpenAI’s work that I haven’t seen anyone talk about: they posted a Lean 4 formal proof at the same time as […]

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