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This comment box is too small. We keep learning about elliptic curves, and the more we learn, the more we glimpse the edges of a massive and deep symmetry whic
by DonbunEf7 9y ago
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We keep learning about elliptic curves, and the more we learn, the more we glimpse the edges of a massive and deep symmetry which relates primes and polynomials (Fermat's Last Theorem, RSA, AES) with elliptic curves (Birch & Swinnerton–Dyer Conjecture, ECDSA, Ed25519) and modular forms and L-functions (Riemann Zeta Hypothesis). This is known as the Langlands programme [0].
The significance of this result is that it is yet another brick in the wall of the Langlands programme's immense and daunting blueprint; overall, it is only a tiny tiny fragment. The L-function database [1] is far more interesting if you want to get a good look at a collection of stuff that we know about the topic.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langlands_program https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langlands_program
[1] http://www.lmfdb.org/intro http://www.lmfdb.org/intro