Monthly Archives: February 2021

Fermat Challenge

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Persiflage

A challenge inspired from a question of Doron Zeilberger. Do there exist arbitrarily large integers \(n\) with the following property: There exists an ordered field \(F\) such that \(x^n+ y^n = z^n\) has solutions in \(F\) with \(xyz \ne 0\). … Continue reading →

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Ramanujan Machine Redux

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Persiflage

I had no intention to discuss the Ramanujan Machine again, but over the past few days there has been a flurry of (attempted) trollish comments on that post, so after taking a brief look at the latest version, I thought … Continue reading →

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