Re:42 is found to be the sum of three cubes
by cyphar on Friday September 06, 2019 @04:18PM
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Like a lot of these "cute" problems, finding a proof of the problem requires a new theorem or novel application of a technique which benefits mathematics overall.
As a prime example, Fermat's Last Theorem was not a particularly applicable mathematical theorem. But when Andrew Wiles found a proof, he ended up proving several other elliptic curve conjectures which were important to the field.
As a prime example, Fermat's Last Theorem was not a particularly applicable mathematical theorem. But when Andrew Wiles found a proof, he ended up proving several other elliptic curve conjectures which were important to the field.