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"Brute forcing it by stitching together different proofs"? Seems a bit of a harsh assessment! My (limited) understanding is that Wiles' proof introduced some hu
by jlarcombe 9y ago
"Brute forcing it by stitching together different proofs"? Seems a bit of a harsh assessment! My (limited) understanding is that Wiles' proof introduced some hugely powerful new techniques related to modular forms and opened up a lot of new areas of study.
- mhomde 9y agoI didn't mean to trivialize it, it's an extremely impressive accomplishment for sure. The documentary was very interesting as well, recommended