| “Voici ce que j’ai trouvé: ” Sophie Germain’s grand plan to prove Fermat’s Last Theorem y (2007) | |||||||||||||||
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| A study of Sophie Germain’s extensive manuscripts on Fermat’s Last Theorem calls for a reassessment of her work in number theory. There is much in these manuscripts beyond the single theorem for Case 1 for which she is known from a published footnote by Legendre. Germain had a fully-‡edged, highly developed, sophisticated plan of attack on Fermat’s Last Theorem. The supporting algorithms she invented for this plan are based on theoretical concepts, ideas and “Here is what I have found:” y We owe heartfelt thanks to many people who have helped us tremendously with this | |||||||||||||||
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