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#25 – Andrew Wiles: 2016 Abel Prize Interview

The Unadulterated Intellect

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The Proof of a Mathematical Problem

This chapter explores the proof of a specific mathematical problem involving the sum of cubes and fourth powers. It discusses Andrew Wiles' use of infinite descent, the failure of unique factorization, and the connection between the Fama problem and the modularity conjecture.

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