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Very seductive but highly unrealistic. Wiles' proof required math techniques undiscovered at the time Fermat made this famous statement.
by anacleto 8y ago
Very seductive but highly unrealistic. Wiles' proof required math techniques undiscovered at the time Fermat made this famous statement.
- whatshisface 8y agoJust because our proof is complicated does not mean Fermat's proof couldn't have been simple, as no exhaustive search of all possible short proofs has ever been carried out. Vanishingly unlikely yes, but not proven false, and after all it is exceedingly romantic. ;)
- anacleto 8y ago> and after all it is exceedingly romantic. Agree on that part. (: