I'd like to know what the expression due to means. For example:
This proof is due to X and Y
Can we say
This proof is attributed to X and Y?
I'd like to know what the expression due to means. For example:
This proof is due to X and Y
Can we say
This proof is attributed to X and Y?
I'd say the simplest translation might be
because of
but, in case that is still too ambiguous, it means:
due to
- caused by or ascribable to.
"his death was not due to any lack of care"- because of; owing to.
"he had to withdraw due to a knee injury"
this proof is attributed to X and Y
Means that X and Y are the ones credited with being the original creators of the proof.
Additionally, "attributed to" often implies that there may be some uncertainty/controversy, and that this attribution is the best-guess-yet resolution of that uncertainty.
this proof is due to X and Y
Is unusual, but it means that X and Y somehow contributed to the chain of events that caused the proof to come into existence.
Although in this case, "the proof is due to..." probably intends to indicates authorship and is thus synonymous with "attributed to", "attributed to" and "due to" don't have the same meaning.