Saturday, August 27, 2005

Sophie Germain

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Sophie Germain was born on April 1, 1776 at the dawn of the French Revolution. Her father was a very successful merchant who was able to avo...
Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Another False Proof: Russian Professor claims to have solved Fermat's Last Theorem

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Today, I learned of a news story that a professor in Russia claims to have solved Fermat's Last Theorem in 3 lines. The story has also ...
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Friday, August 19, 2005

Proof for n=3: Eistenstein Integers: Step Two

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If you are not familiar with Eisenstein Integers, please start here . The details of today's blog are based on an English translation o...
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Friday, July 29, 2005

Proof for n=3: Eisenstein Integers: Step One

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If you are not familiar with Eisenstein Integers, please start here . The details of today's blog are based on an English translation o...
Thursday, July 21, 2005

Proof for n=3: Using Eisenstein Integers

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If you are not familiar with Eisenstein Integers, please start here . The details of today's blog are based on an English translation o...
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Tuesday, July 19, 2005

Eisenstein Integers

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Eistenstein integers are quadratic integers of the form Z[(-1 + √ -3 )/2] . They are named in honor of Ferdinand Eisenstein . For those,...
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Wednesday, July 13, 2005

Ferdinand Gotthold Max Eisenstein

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Ferdinand Gotthold Max Eisenstein was born in Berlin on April 16, 1823. His family was not well off. His father had served in the Prussian a...
Sunday, July 10, 2005

Euclidean Integers

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A quadratic integer is considered Euclidean if it can be characterized by a division algorithm . This is the algorithm which states that d...
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Tuesday, July 05, 2005

Quadratic Integers: Generalizing Gaussian Integers

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Leonhard Euler proposed a proof for Fermat's Last Theorem: n = 3 , using integers based on a+b √ -3 . Carl Friedrich Gauss showed the ...
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