Fermat's last theorem (Q5902904)

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Fermat's last theorem
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3920570

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    Fermat's last theorem (English)
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    1986
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    This is a survey of work on Fermat's last theorem. Here one will find Kummer's criterion, and the work of Lehmer, Lehmer and Vandiver on irregular primes, the calculations of Wagstaff, and Falting's theorem and its consequences. The paper should be accessible to mathematicians of all persuasions.
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    survey
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    Fermat's last theorem
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    Kummer's criterion
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    irregular primes
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    Falting's theorem
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