Fermat's Last Theorem and the Beale Conjecture - Is Andrew Wiles' solution to FLT on the right track?
Phil Jackson
Saturday, 24 October 2009 07:11 UTC
Many mathematicians believe that the Beale Conjecture (Z^A = Y^B + X^C where A,B, and C are > 2 and has no solutions unless Z, Y and X share a commmon factor) must be related to FLT (Z^N = Y^N + X^N where N >2)
Andrew Wile’s final work didn’t give any support for this belief.
I would like to suggest that if they are related, then there exists a generic proof that encompasses both problems.
The Beale Conjecture has inter-dependencies between Z, Y and X in the form of a common factor. If FLT equations also have inter-dependencies of some form – that might provide a pathway to a unifying proof.
Am I correct in saying that Wiles’ solution assumes no simple inter-dependencies?
I would be interested in receiving any feedback on these ideas.
I have been working on these two problems for some years and believe that I have uncovered the relationship between these two problems and that FLT is not what it appears to be.
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