Diophantine Equations
Diophantine Equations
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DOI:
10.1007/3-540-26598-8_7
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发表时间:
2008-05
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Gove Effinger;G. Mullen
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作者:
Gove Effinger;G. Mullen
Diophantine equations, ie, equations with integer coefficients for which integer solutions are sought, are among the oldest subjects in mathematics. Early historical occurrences often appeared in the guise of puzzles, and perhaps for that reason, Diophantine equations have been largely neglected in our mathematical schooling. Ironically, though, Diophantine equations play an ever-increasing role in modern applications, not to mention the fact that some Diophantine problems, especially the unsolvable ones, have stimulated an enormous amount of mathematical thinking, advancing the subject of number theory in a way that few other stimuli have. Here we shall deal with some of the basic facts and rules and get to know triangular and Pythagorean numbers, Fermat’s Last Theorem, an unsolved conjecture by Goldbach, and another conjecture by Euler–one that was refuted, although it looked quite convincing while it lasted.