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is it right that the equation
\(\displaystyle x^n + y^n = z^n\) is unsolvable for n>2 ?
\(\displaystyle x^n + y^n = z^n\) is unsolvable for n>2 ?
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A couple sites you might find interesting.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/proof/wiles.html
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/FermatsLastTheorem.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/proof/wiles.html
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/FermatsLastTheorem.html
Never saw the proof myself, but I heard the first draft was 100s of pages long.galactus said:Has anyone ever perused Wiles' prrof of FLT?. There's probably only a handful of people which can follow it. It looks like ancient cuneiform.
The paper can be found here:
http://www.math.stanford.edu/~lekheng/flt/faltings.pdf
It's fun to look at just for curiosity. Amazing there are brains that fully comprehend it.
http://www.math.stanford.edu/~lekheng/flt/faltings.pdf
It's fun to look at just for curiosity. Amazing there are brains that fully comprehend it.
Link is broken. Try http://math.stanford.edu/~lekheng/flt/faltings.pdfgalactus said:The paper can be found here:
http://www.math.stanford.edu/~lekheng/flt/faltings.pdf
It's fun to look at just for curiosity. Amazing there are brains that fully comprehend it.
I also found this link to an interview with Wiles. Definetly an inspiration for us beginners!
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/proof/wiles.html