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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 3 Nov \ on: A geometry masterpiece: Yale prof solves part of math’s ‘Rosetta Stone’ science
Was this what led to proving Fermat’s last theorem? Have those intersections and connections been explored and used, yet? It seems to me that the proof required a machine to complete it (or am I incorrect). Machine proofs were only fairly recently accepted as proving anything. In any event, It was a huge step forward.
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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @south_korea_ln OP 3 Nov
Yes, fermat is a special case of the Langlands program.
No, wiles' proof did not require computers other than what is fairly common for ultra complicated theoretical proofs: for verification purposes.
A famous proof that was achieved with computers is the map colouring one.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 3 Nov
As far as I know, the computer proofs run an enormous amount of iterations of the problem, perhaps regressively, until they reach a solution or contradiction. There was contention over whether the computer proofs were mathematically sound or not. I don’t have the expertise to weigh in on that controversy. I think it was settled that the computer proofs are acceptable to mathematicians.
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