In a New Scientist commentary, physicist Andrew Pontzen noted that neither du Sautoy nor Weinstein have provided the expected set of detailed technical papers, or even a single paper, outlining the theory.
On Monday, Pfizer announced the first of four expected sets of results for its Alzheimer's drug bapineuzumab.
The company's third-quarter earnings fell 23.6%, and while that beat expectations, a lower-than-expected set of sales figures didn't foster confidence going into the holiday shopping season.
Its shares were already hit last month when a trading update revealed a weaker-than-expected set of production results for the fourth quarter.
As Mr. Putin and Mr. Trump emerged from a longer-than-expected set of talks, which included a 130-minute one-on-one session with no advisers present, they said they had made progress in forging the bond that both were seeking.
These new customers also helped the airline to deliver a better-than-expected set of financial results: easyJet reported a pre-tax loss of £53m for the six-month period, compared with £61m the previous year.
TeliaSonera, the Nordic telecoms operator which was recently privatized by the Swedish government, gave its new investors a reason to smile on Friday after reporting a better-than-expected set of third quarter profits.
AstraZeneca, which fended off a £69bn takeover attempt from American rival Pfizer almost a year ago, unveiled a better-than-expected set of quarterly results and strengthened its cancer portfolio with two new deals.
See articleHP's share price fell sharply after it delivered a weaker-than-expected set of quarterly earnings that showed sales declining in the company's IT services and personal-computing businesses.
Green moved to rescue the crisis-hit club last week before previous favourite Bill Miller withdrew his bid citing a worse-than-expected set of financial figures and inhospitable fan reaction.
Instead, this has been replaced with an "expected level of achievement" set by state governments; promotions and pay increases for health staff depend on meeting this expected level.
