Penchev, Vasil (2019) FERMAT’S LAST THEOREM PROVED BY INDUCTION (accompanied by a philosophical comment). [Preprint]

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A proof of Fermat’s last theorem is demonstrated. It is very brief, simple, elementary, and absolutely arithmetical. The necessary premises for the proof are only: the three definitive properties of the relation of equality (identity, symmetry, and transitivity), modus tollens, axiom of induction, the proof of Fermat’s last theorem in the case of

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Penchev, Vasil vasildinev@gmail.com
Keywords:	Fermat's las theorem, infinite descent, induction, modus tollens, identity, Descartes, couterfactual history of mathematics
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Mathematics > History of Philosophy Specific Sciences > Mathematics > History Specific Sciences > Mathematics > Proof General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science
Depositing User:	Prof. Vasil Penchev
Date Deposited:	15 Oct 2019 17:11
Last Modified:	15 Oct 2019 17:11
Item ID:	16545
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Mathematics > History of Philosophy Specific Sciences > Mathematics > History Specific Sciences > Mathematics > Proof General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science
Date:	15 October 2019
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/16545

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