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I heard Andrew Wiles got close, did he solve it

2006-11-15 08:19:31 · 6 answers · asked by Glenn M 4 in Science & Mathematics Physics

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Andrew Wiles presented a proof a few years ago at a congress (don't remember where).
A year later, someone discovered a flaw in the proof.
It took another two years for Wiles to correct the flaw, and no one has yet found another mistake.
So I guess it is accepted.
Easy to prove something exists.
Very hard to prove it DOES NOT!
BTW, the proof did not take 40 pages, but a bit more than 250...

2006-11-15 09:20:59 · answer #1 · answered by just "JR" 7 · 1 0

Andrew Wiles did make the proof, with a flaw, which he then corrected, with some help. The proof is, actually, a lengthy thing.
Fermat probably didn't. He is believed to have made a mistake in his proof. This being the sole reason for his proof being short.

2006-11-16 08:20:49 · answer #2 · answered by misiekram 3 · 0 0

Andrew Wiles proved that it was correct, but his proof runs to about 40 pages and I don't know if it's universally accepted. Most of us doze off around page 2.

2006-11-15 08:24:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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2016-11-24 21:19:09 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

I suppose you could say that Fermat did, but unfortunately he "popped his clogs" before expanding on that enigmatic note in the margin!

2006-11-15 08:28:57 · answer #5 · answered by Stephen L 7 · 0 0

Afaik

they are still checking it

2006-11-15 08:33:16 · answer #6 · answered by mixturenumber1 4 · 0 0

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