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looking more into Fermat’s Last Theorem and it’s kinda bullshit that Wiles “solved it”.

Frey and Ribet did the part that is actually relevant to the classic Fermat formulation. Wiles gave a partial solution to a different problem after they proved what such a solution would imply.

so I guess I’m just grumpy about that now. thoughts welcome.
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skretcode 4mo ago 💬 1

It took the guy 7years to prove it, after centuries of people trying, he’s got to get some credit.

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allen 4mo ago 💬 1

he proved a reduced version of the taniyama-shimura conjecture after others had proven that *proving this* would imply fermat’s last theorem.

saying he “proved fermat’s last theorem” is precisely what I’m claiming is kinda bullshit.

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allen 4mo ago

so in other words he should get all the credit in the world … for proving a reduced version of a separate conjecture.