Solution to Fermat's Last Theorem?

dvdrdiscs

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x^n + y^n = z^n

It's a 300+ year old problem that was only recently proved in a 150+ page proof. Does anyone know where I can get a copy of this proof in a nice, elegant form (preferably adobe acrobat)?
 

AgentEL

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was it a proof for x^n + y^n = z^n?

I thought it was a proof that there does not exist a set of constants, x, y, z, (for n > 1), where the above equation is true?
 

BullsOnParade

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Only thing i can think of is to search goolge for Andrew Wiles (mathematician that derived the proof).

Here's a link to something that might be it. Here.
 

dvdrdiscs

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Originally posted by: AgentEL
was it a proof for x^n + y^n = z^n?

I thought it was a proof that there does not exist a set of constants, x, y, z, (for n > 1), where the above equation is true?

It's a generalized equation for the pythagoran theorem. Basically for n > 2, the pythagorean theorem is no longer true.
 

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<a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.gotmath.com/flt/modular-h.pdf">The Annals of Mathematics, 2nd Ser., Vol. 141, No. 3, May, 1995

Modular Elliptic Curves and Fermat's Last Theorem

Andrew Wiles </a>
 

dvdrdiscs

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Originally posted by: DBL
PDF

Yeah I saw that when I googled. Not even written by the original founder. I don't know how legit it is that he squeezed a 150page proof into 4 pages.
 

FeathersMcGraw

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Originally posted by: dvdrdiscs
Originally posted by: AgentEL
was it a proof for x^n + y^n = z^n?

I thought it was a proof that there does not exist a set of constants, x, y, z, (for n > 1), where the above equation is true?

It's a generalized equation for the quadratic equation. Basically for n > 2, the quadratic is no longer true.

Did you mean Pythagoras' Theorem?
 

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Originally posted by: dvdrdiscs
Originally posted by: AgentEL
was it a proof for x^n + y^n = z^n?

I thought it was a proof that there does not exist a set of constants, x, y, z, (for n > 1), where the above equation is true?

It's a generalized equation for the quadratic equation. Basically for n > 2, the quadratic is no longer true.

I'm not sure what you mean by the quadratic is no longer true... ?

btw, since it's a common myth, Fermat did *NOT* know of a proof ("that wouldn't fit in the margin"). There was a great deal of work later in his life to find a proof for specific cases; those proofs would have been unnecessary if he had a general proof.
 

dvdrdiscs

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Originally posted by: FeathersMcGraw
Originally posted by: dvdrdiscs
Originally posted by: AgentEL
was it a proof for x^n + y^n = z^n?

I thought it was a proof that there does not exist a set of constants, x, y, z, (for n > 1), where the above equation is true?

It's a generalized equation for the quadratic equation. Basically for n > 2, the quadratic is no longer true.

Did you mean Pythagoras' Theorem?

err yes :)