What makes a dissertation viable: a one-page math dissertation solved a novel problem, but committees informally expect around 100 pages. The real minimum isn't length. It's conducting the right study with proper methods to answer your research question.
Can we identify the minimum viable product for this dissertation?
The minimum product— perhaps the question is talking about pages. Perhaps it's talking about outcome. The minimum number of pages— there is no minimum in theory. I never saw but heard about a math dissertation that was 1 page because the person solved a math problem in 1 page that had never been solved before. But typically, I've seen committee members kind of have this invisible guideline of it's got to be at least 100 written pages. Ultimately, the other viability thing is, are you doing the right study? Are you doing the right methodology to come up with your answers?
