A simple proof of FLT
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From: Craig Feinstein on 17 May 2010 13:00 I would like to see a simple proof of FLT. Is there any theoretical reason why a simple proof of FLT cannot exist?
From: Chip Eastham on 17 May 2010 13:10 On May 17, 1:00 pm, Craig Feinstein <cafei...(a)msn.com> wrote: > I would like to see a simple proof of FLT. Is there any > theoretical reason why a simple proof of FLT cannot exist? Hi, Craig: While no one can rule out the possibility of a "simple" proof of FLT, it is known that FLT is false in some number systems that are quite similar to the natural numbers. So the feeling is that any proof will have a certain amount of subtlety. P. Ribenboim's book, Fermat's last theorem for amateurs, may interest you. regards, chip
From: Tonico on 17 May 2010 13:14 On May 17, 8:00 pm, Craig Feinstein <cafei...(a)msn.com> wrote: > I would like to see a simple proof of FLT. Is there any theoretical > reason why a simple proof of FLT cannot exist? ....and I would like to see a simple proof of the Feit-Thompson theorem but there is none so far...*sigh* I can't say whether there is a theoretical reason (what EXACTLY is this, anyway?) why a simple proof (simple...for whom?) of FLT cannot exist, but there's lot of historical evidence, of failed attempts and equivalent statements that show us that it is highly unlikely there's a simple (say, at undergraduate in maths level) proof. Now, just studying the stuff necessary to begin to understand the proof that nowadays we have of FLT is pretty challenging...and rewarding, too. Tonio
From: Gerry Myerson on 17 May 2010 18:57 In article <7738cc44-1018-4256-b238-ae799e6a56e1(a)z33g2000vbb.googlegroups.com>, Tonico <Tonicopm(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > On May 17, 8:00�pm, Craig Feinstein <cafei...(a)msn.com> wrote: > > I would like to see a simple proof of FLT. Is there any theoretical > > reason why a simple proof of FLT cannot exist? > > > ...and I would like to see a simple proof of the Feit-Thompson theorem > but there is none so far...*sigh* I'd like to see a simple cure for cancer, and an end to world hunger, and peace in the Middle East. Where is the Easter bunny when you need him? -- Gerry Myerson (gerry(a)maths.mq.edi.ai) (i -> u for email)
From: spudnik on 18 May 2010 00:50
where does the Easter bunny spend his summers? I haven't proven that the Bible Code was a hoax; only a hueristical argument about any ring of letters "all of the letters" ... not the Object or Bunny Rings, neccesarily. > Where is the Easter bunny when you need him? --Light: A History! http://wlym .org |