Three Lectures on Fermat's Last Theorem
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"Three Lectures on Fermat's Last Theorem" is a classic expository work in number theory in which Louis Mordell surveys the history, methods, and partial results surrounding Fermat's Last Theorem prior to its eventual proof.
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| instanceOf |
book
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expository work ⓘ |
| author | Louis Mordell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
cyclotomic fields
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ideal numbers ⓘ work of Euler on Fermat's Last Theorem ⓘ work of Kummer on Fermat's Last Theorem ⓘ work of Sophie Germain on Fermat's Last Theorem ⓘ |
| field | number theory ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriod | pre‑Wiles research on Fermat's Last Theorem ⓘ |
| genre | mathematics literature ⓘ |
| hasFormat | print ⓘ |
| historicalContext | before Andrew Wiles's proof of Fermat's Last Theorem ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
advanced students of mathematics
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mathematicians ⓘ |
| isAbout |
Diophantine equations
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rational solutions of polynomial equations ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Fermat's Last Theorem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surveys |
classical approaches to Fermat's Last Theorem
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known partial proofs of Fermat's Last Theorem ⓘ limitations of existing methods for Fermat's Last Theorem ⓘ |
| topic |
history of Fermat's Last Theorem
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methods related to Fermat's Last Theorem ⓘ partial results on Fermat's Last Theorem ⓘ |
| workDescribedBy | classic expository work in number theory ⓘ |
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