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+ | '''Fermat's last theorem''' was an [[algebra|algebraic]] [[mathematical problem]] proposed by part-time [[French]] [[mathematician]] [[Pierre de Fermat]] some eight hundred years before the late [[24th century]]. |
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+ | Following his [[death]], a [[mathematical]] [[equation]] was found scrawled in the margin of his notes, "[[x]]<sup>[[n]]</sup> + [[y]]<sup>n</sup> = [[z]]<sup>n</sup>, where n is greater than 2," which Fermat said had no solution in whole numbers, but he also added a phrase, "remarkable proof." |
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+ | According to [[Jean-Luc Picard]], people had been trying to find the proof for 800 years, including himself, during his leisure time. Picard found it stimulating, and noted that it put things in perspective stating that "''in our arrogance, we feel we are so advanced and yet we cannot unravel a simple knot tied by a part-time [[French]] [[mathematician]] working alone without a [[computer]].''" ({{TNG|The Royale}}) |
[[Jadzia Dax]] stated that one of her previous hosts, [[Tobin Dax]], had "''the most original approach to the proof since [[Andrew Wiles|Wiles]] over 300 years ago.''" ({{DS9|Facets}}) |
[[Jadzia Dax]] stated that one of her previous hosts, [[Tobin Dax]], had "''the most original approach to the proof since [[Andrew Wiles|Wiles]] over 300 years ago.''" ({{DS9|Facets}}) |
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| − | {{bginfo|{{e|The Royale}} aired in {{y|1989}}, six years before a proof for Fermat's last theorem was published by Andrew Wiles, using advanced 20<sup>th</sup> century mathematics. Fermat's original proof is still unknown, and some mathematicians question whether it ever existed.}} |
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| + | The theorem was solved again by a [[Human 24th Fermat's last theorem boy 001|little boy]] in [[2381]], which was reported on [[FNN]]. ({{LD|Grounded}}) |
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| + | {{bginfo|"The Royale" aired in {{y|1989}}, six years before a proof for Fermat's last theorem was published by Andrew Wiles of [[Princeton University]], using advanced 20th century mathematics. Fermat's original proof is still unknown, with many mathematicians suspecting that Fermat was mistaken in believing he had solved the problem; in hindsight, they now believe it could not be solved without computers. Although on face value it might seem that "The Royale" introduced a continuity error by not knowing the problem would be solved by the [[24th century]], Picard's statements is consistent with him being interested in trying to find "the original proof". {{el|popularmechanics.com/science/math/news/a28040/fermats-last-theorem-star-trek-the-next-generation}}|In the script of {{e|Facets}}, Tobin starts trying to explain to Jadzia that "The thing you've got to remember when you're trying to normalize the equations is...", before interrupting himself. This dialogue was cut.}} |
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Latest revision as of 04:49, 7 August 2023
Fermat's last theorem on Picard's desktop monitor
Fermat's last theorem was an algebraic mathematical problem proposed by part-time French mathematician Pierre de Fermat some eight hundred years before the late 24th century.
Following his death, a mathematical equation was found scrawled in the margin of his notes, "xn + yn = zn, where n is greater than 2," which Fermat said had no solution in whole numbers, but he also added a phrase, "remarkable proof."
According to Jean-Luc Picard, people had been trying to find the proof for 800 years, including himself, during his leisure time. Picard found it stimulating, and noted that it put things in perspective stating that "in our arrogance, we feel we are so advanced and yet we cannot unravel a simple knot tied by a part-time French mathematician working alone without a computer." (TNG: "The Royale")
Jadzia Dax stated that one of her previous hosts, Tobin Dax, had "the most original approach to the proof since Wiles over 300 years ago." (DS9: "Facets")
A boy with Fermat's last theorem
The theorem was solved again by a little boy in 2381, which was reported on FNN. (LD: "Grounded")
"The Royale" aired in 1989, six years before a proof for Fermat's last theorem was published by Andrew Wiles of Princeton University, using advanced 20th century mathematics. Fermat's original proof is still unknown, with many mathematicians suspecting that Fermat was mistaken in believing he had solved the problem; in hindsight, they now believe it could not be solved without computers. Although on face value it might seem that "The Royale" introduced a continuity error by not knowing the problem would be solved by the 24th century, Picard's statements is consistent with him being interested in trying to find "the original proof". [1]
In the script of "Facets", Tobin starts trying to explain to Jadzia that "The thing you've got to remember when you're trying to normalize the equations is...", before interrupting himself. This dialogue was cut.
External link
- Fermat's last theorem at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Fermat's last theorem at Wikipedia