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Re:Graph Isomorphism update: quasipolynomial claim restored by JCzynski on Monday January 09, 2017 @08:35PM (#13361764)
Wiles was weird at the time. Math is done in public, he just really wanted to be the one to have the final valid proof of Fermat's Last Theorem.
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Re:Graph Isomorphism update: quasipolynomial claim restored by jacobolus on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @01:50AM (#13363173)
Saying you’re working on FLT in the late 20th century is a good way to make everyone think you’ve gone nuts and are wasting your time. It makes some sense to make sure you have something solid before you mention it.
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Re:Graph Isomorphism update: quasipolynomial claim restored by bonzini on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @09:44AM (#13365108)
Technically he was working on the Taniyama conjecture (now known as the modularity theorem), not on Fermat's last theorem.
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Re:Graph Isomorphism update: quasipolynomial claim restored by digler999 on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @10:42AM (#13365601)
or conversely, if they believe you, they could try to sniff your approach and take the credit for it. given the fame of FLT I dont blame him for doing it undercover.
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