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We show that Fermat's last theorem and a combinatorial theorem of Schur on monochromatic solutions of $a+b=c$ implies that there exist infinitely many primes. In particular, for small exponents such as $n=3$ or $4$ this gives a new proof of…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2023-05-03 Christian Elsholtz

The ABC conjecture implies many conjectures and theorems in number theory, including the celebrated Fermat's Last Theorem. Mason-Stothers Theorem is a function field analogue of the ABC conjecture that admits a much more elementary proof…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2025-09-29 Jineon Baek , Seewoo Lee

Let $K$ be a totally real field. By the asymptotic Fermat's Last Theorem over $K$ we mean the statement that there is a constant $B_K$ such that for prime exponents $p>B_K$ the only solutions to the Fermat equation $a^p + b^p + c^p = 0$…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2015-08-19 Nuno Freitas , Samir Siksek

We study Fermat's Last Theorem and Catalan's conjecture in the context of weak arithmetics with exponentiation. We deal with expansions (B,e) of models of arithmetical theories (in the language L=(0,1,+,x,<)) by a binary (partial or total)…

Logic · Mathematics 2018-12-17 Petr Glivický , Vítězslav Kala

In this paper, we begin the study of the Fermat equation $x^n+y^n=z^n$ over real biquadratic fields. In particular, we prove that there are no non-trivial solutions to the Fermat equation over $\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{2},\sqrt{3})$ for $n\geq 4$.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-02-26 Maleeha Khawaja , Frazer Jarvis

From some works of P. Furtw\"angler and H.S. Vandiver, we put the basis of a new cyclotomic approach to Fermat's last theorem for p>3 and to a stronger version called SFLT, by introducing governing fields of the form Q(exp(2 i pi/q-1)) for…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2011-04-14 Georges Gras , Roland Quême

Comments about the paper by Elsholz, Fermat's last theorem implies Euclid's infinitude of primes, (2021), and simplification.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-06-08 Labib Haddad

Despite of an active work of many researchers in the theory of quantum computations, this area still saves some mysterious charm. It is already an almost common idea, that maybe many fashionable current projects will fade in future, but…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-05-12 Alexander Yu. Vlasov

We discuss an unfortunate mistake, for a Dirac free particle, in the last Fermi lecture notes on quantum mechanics, in a course given at the University of Chicago in winter and spring of 1954. As is demonstrated, the correct result can be…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2025-04-08 Sergei K. Suslov

Assuming two deep but standard conjectures from the Langlands Programme, we prove that the asymptotic Fermat's Last Theorem holds for imaginary quadratic fields Q(\sqrt{-d}) with -d=2, 3 mod 4. For a general number field K, again assuming…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2016-11-01 Mehmet Haluk Sengun , Samir Siksek

Since ancient times, mathematics has proven unreasonably effective in its description of physical phenomena. As humankind enters a period of advancement where the completion of the much coveted theory of quantum gravity is at hand, there is…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2015-02-18 Michael Rios

We formulate an exponential Diophantine equation, which is is some sense one order higher that Fermat's Last Theorem. We also give three examples of solutions to this exponential Diophantine equation and formulate a conjecture.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2016-11-24 Ivan Horozov

Recent work of Freitas and Siksek showed that an asymptotic version of Fermat's Last Theorem holds for many totally real fields. Later this result was extended by Deconinck to generalized Fermat equations of the form $Ax^p +By^p +Cz^p = 0$,…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2019-04-09 Yasemin Kara , Ekin Ozman

In a recent paper, the first author provided some lower bounds to solutions of the equations of Fermat and Catalan, based on local power series developments at the ramified prime of a prime cyclotomic extension. Although both equations have…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-08-20 Preda Mihăilescu , Michael T. Rassias

D'Alembert made the first serious attempt to prove the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra (FTA) in 1746. An elementary proof of (FTA) based on the same idea is given in Proofs from THE BOOK. We give a shorter and more transperant version of…

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2013-05-31 Tord Sjödin

We present a proof of the Chevalley-Weil Theorem that is somewhat different from the proofs appearing in the literature and with somewhat weaker hypotheses, of purely topological type. We also provide a discussion of the assumptions, and an…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-04-13 Pietro Corvaja , Amos Turchet , Umberto Zannier

Let F be a totally real number field of odd degree. We prove several purely local criteria for the asymptotic Fermat's Last Theorem to hold over F, and also for the non-existence of solutions to the unit equation over F. For example, if 2…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-05-11 Nuno Freitas , Alain Kraus , Samir Siksek

In the paper one proves a necessary condition for divisibility of integral elements by the powers of prime divisor of unramifed prime ideal and gives its application to a simple proof of Fermat's Last Theorem.

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2024-03-13 Ilgar Sh. Jabbarov , Seymur A. Meshaik

Most of the assertions in the theory of well ordered sets are quite simple. However, one of its central statements, Zermelo's theorem, stands out of this rule, for its well-known proofs are rather complicated. The aim of the current paper…

General Topology · Mathematics 2011-12-02 V. V. Filippov , E. Yu. Mychka

Fermat's Last Theorem (FLT) implies that the Frey curves do not exist. A proof of FLT independent of proved Taniyama-Shimura-Weil conjecture is presented.

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2013-07-22 Jailton C. Ferreira