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Fermat's problem, also ealled Fermat's last theorem, has attraeted the attention of mathematieians far more than three eenturies. Many clever methods have been devised to attaek the problem, and many beautiful theories have been ereated with the aim of proving the theorem. Yet, despite all the attempts, the question remains unanswered. The topie is presented in the form of leetures, where I survey the main lines of work on the problem. In the first two leetures, there is a very brief deseription of the early history , as well as a seleetion of a few of the more representative reeent results. In the leetures whieh follow, I examine in sue eession the main theories eonneeted with the problem. The last two lee tu res are about analogues to Fermat's theorem. Some of these leetures were aetually given, in a shorter version, at the Institut Henri Poineare, in Paris, as well as at Queen's University, in 1977. I endeavoured to produee a text, readable by mathematieians in general, and not only by speeialists in number theory. However, due to a limitation in size, I am aware that eertain points will appear sketehy. Another book on Fermat's theorem, now in preparation, will eontain a eonsiderable amount of the teehnieal developments omitted here. It will serve those who wish to learn these matters in depth and, I hope, it will clarify and eomplement the present volume.

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Mathematics Number theory

• Full title: 13 Lectures on Fermat's Last Theorem
• Author: Paulo Ribenboim
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 302
• EAN: 9781441928092
• ISBN: 144192809X
• ID: 05256964
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
• Weight: 470 g
• Dimensions: 234 × 156 × 18 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. December 2010

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