On A. Wiles' proof of Fermat's conjecture
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: On A. Wiles' proof of Fermat's conjecture
zbMATH Open document ID: 0791.11025
DOI: 10.1007/BF03186491
published in: Mathematische Semesterberichte
publication date: 1994-04-26T00:00:00Z
review text: The author gives an overview of the relation between the Fermat conjecture and elliptic curves, for a general audience. The purpose is to explain A. Wiles' announcement, which later had to be partially retracted.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 11G05
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 11D41
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 14H52
zbMATH DE Number: 495262
zbMATH Keywords: general overview
zbMATH Keywords: Fermat's last theorem
zbMATH Keywords: Fermat conjecture
zbMATH Keywords: elliptic curves
MaRDI profile type: Publication
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full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03186491
OpenAlex ID: W2028655294
author: Gerhard Frey
reviewed by: Gerd Faltings
description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 495262