Andrew Wiles - The Abel Prize interview 2016
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Publicado 2017-05-11
1:08 An historical account of Fermat’s last theorem by Dundas
2:40 Wiles takes us through the first attempts to solve the theorem
5:33 Kummer’s new number systems
8:30 Lamé, Kummer and Fermat’s theorem
9:10 Wiles tried to solve the theorem as a teenager
10:05 André Weil and number theory
11:09 When did Wiles’ interest for mathematics start?
13:36 Wiles in high school
14:35 Algebra and number theory were Wiles’ favorite topics to study
15:30 Cambridge years with John Coates
17:18 The elliptic curves would lead to the solution of the theorem, but he did not know it yet
17:58 Elliptic curves in number theory
20:54 Birch, Swinnerton-Dyer, Tate-Shafarevich, Selmer
22:05 Coates proposed studying the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjunctures
23:34 When will we solve the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjunctures?
24:40 The Selmer group
29:03 The Modularity Conjecture
33:14 Taniyama
35:17 There can’t be a solution to the Fermat problem
35:25 Dundas summarizing the next steps
37:51 Working with a time-consuming puzzle and having to stop
40:50 Describing the search for proof as a metaphor
43:35 Iwasawa theory
45:25 Parallels to Abel’s work
50:16 Work style
55:05 Problems in mathematics and how to work with them
57:00 On intuition
58:00 On not getting too close to mathematics
Interview in written. Notices of the American Mathematical Society:
www.ams.org/journals/notices/201703/rnoti-p197.pdf
Andrew Wiles is interviewed by the two mathematicians Martin Raussen og Christian Skau. Produced by UniMedia.
Todos los comentarios (21)
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He is really one of the best examples for all of us in terms of the sheer value of determination.
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Brilliant mind. Simple, humble and amazing. A privilege to watch this interview.
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Beautiful faces are everywhere but beautiful mind are hard to find.
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A wonderful personality, extreme persistence, very humble, a man of the 1st class human being.
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I got to see the real Andrew Wiles. Not people talking about him or him giving a talk.
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I know this was five years ago but to me is still academically relevant as ever. I just want to say congratulations to Mr Andrew Wiles. Your achievements truly show your passionate love and dedication for both physics and overall mathematics, especially in solving numerous challenging problems. I have nothing to say accept that I think your prize is well deserved, well done! :)
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Didn't understand ANYTHING but fascinating to watch a genius at work...
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Inspiring interview. Hard problems are hard, precisely because we are not even sure we can ever solve them.
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What a likeable, pleasant, and humble man! I wish him lots of happiness in his future life.
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What an incredible man
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Wow, he's simply amazing!!!
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I have no clue what these brilliant minds are saying, but it is pleasantly beautiful to behold this intercourse of knowledge
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truly an inspiration! that is for sure!
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Brilliant interview - Thanks!
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few men can live along with history, without fading. only the GOATS! Professor Andrew is surely among them.
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Wonderful! thanks...
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Wonderful in every demand.
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What a delight!
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Nice interview to the great A Wiles.
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Fantastic interview ! Kudos to the interviewers. Mr. Wiles is such a great man.
