From: Michael Barr <barr@math.mcgill.ca>
To: Categories list <categories@mta.ca>
Subject: abc conjecture proved?
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:00:52 -0500 (EST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <E1LQVVN-0002JQ-Gu__20402.4158105769$1241020195$gmane$org@mailserv.mta.ca> (raw)
Although this has nothing to do with categories, it should be of interest
to all mathematicians. According to this:
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.math.research/browse_thread/thread/43d73791ca5d5cbd?hl=en
someone is claiming proof of the abc conjecture by adapting somehow the
valid proof for polynomial rings F[x] over a field that uses formal
differentiation (this can be found, e.g. in Lang's Algebra). The abc
conjecture easily implies the Fermat Last Theorem as well as a number of
generalizations (such as the impossibility x^n + y^m = z^p with obvious
exceptions) and more. It would be an astounding result.
Michael
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