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Fermat's Last Theorem (view source)
Revision as of 01:39, December 22, 2007
, 01:39, December 22, 2007Rewording to avoid the implications about the proof still being wrong and merely waved through by universities. Also removed opinion (a proof of this size is of course hard to understand)
In the summer of 1986, Ken Ribet proved that Fermat's Last Theorem is a special case of the [[Taniyama–Shimura Conjecture]].
In the summer of 1986, Ken Ribet proved that Fermat's Last Theorem is a special case of the [[Taniyama–Shimura Conjecture]].
In a series of lectures in 1993, mathematician [[Andrew Wiles]] announced a proof using techniques in algebraic geometry, relying on the disfavored [[Axiom of Choice]].<ref>http://jimcaprioli.blogspot.com/2005/04/fermats-last-theorem.html</ref> A flaw was found before publication. Wiles spent a year trying to fix the flaw, and in September 1994, he and Richard Taylor announced a new version of the proof that is not widely understood but is no longer criticized by university-based mathematicians. However, criticism does continue on the internet.<ref>http://wiles.coolissues.com/wiles.htm</ref>
In a series of lectures in 1993, mathematician [[Andrew Wiles]] announced a proof using techniques in algebraic geometry, relying on the disfavored [[Axiom of Choice]].<ref>http://jimcaprioli.blogspot.com/2005/04/fermats-last-theorem.html</ref> A flaw was found before publication, and Wiles spent a year on fixing the flaw. Then, in September 1994, he and Richard Taylor announced a new version of the proof. However, criticism does continue on the internet.<ref>http://wiles.coolissues.com/wiles.htm</ref>
== References ==
== References ==