Open Access Journal of Mathematical and Theoretical Physics

Shortening a Short Possible Solution to Fermat’s Last

Theorem

Keywords: Fermat; Last theorem; Relativity; Addition; Velocity

Opinion
Shortening the FLT Solution
Volume 1 Issue 1 - 2018
Considering the solution in the original paper [1], which only
covered equilateral triangular number sets, the starting point
is again to recast the Fermat formula for real integers (using Maldwyn Centre for Theoretical Physics, UK
for the FLT power, rather than , and g rather than c in the FLT
*Corresponding author: Michael Lawrence, Maldwyn
equation, for consistency with the original paper) Centre for Theoretical Physics, Ipswich, Suffolk, UK,
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N N N
a +b g
=
Received: January 28, 2018 | Published: February 19, 2018
into real fractions, limited to a maximum of 1, by dividing each
N
term by g so that
N N
 a   b 
  +  = 1  3  3 
 g   g 
and then with a < b < g and defining b / g = β and g / a = γ ,
=
   (
1− β 2  1+ β 2  1+ β 3
)
  
the equation looks like
In both cases, there remains a ‘positive’ bracket whose power
1 N
= 1− β terms are not 1.
γN
So in order satisfy FLT in this new reduced three-variable form
This can be restated as above for N ≥ 2 there need to be positive values for each of a , b
 N  N  and g and
1 1− β 2  1+ β 2 
=
γN    a b
    ,  < 1
g g
which is the crucial shortening step. The point is that for β to
be a real fraction and the result to contain only real parts, N must a b a b
be an even number, with the smallest power term corresponding   ,   > 0 and  ,  ≠ complex or irrational
N g g g g
to = 1 and both (1− β ) and (1+ β ) must have that same power numbers.
2
term. This excludes all primes except N = 2 .
What this means is that for a , b, g , as integers required by FLT,
For even N > 2 there are expansions of the ‘negative’ brackets there are no rational fractions that are solutions for N > 2 . In
possible, but there is always at least one remaining ‘positive’ terms of a , b, g , if any fractions are solutions that are irrational or
bracket which has a higher power term, leading to irrational complex, then at least one of a , b, g could not be integers.
or complex solutions. The expansion of N = 4 shows this for
So there is no requirement for the unpacking of the fractional
N, where N is part of a geometric sequence of common ratio 2
values of β or γ and there are no rational fractions which satisfy
starting at 1,
the equations when N > 2 , and so no integers which satisfy the
 4  4  FLT in its original format.
1 1− β 2  1+ β 2 
=
γ4    Conclusion
  
The highest value of for which the FLT formulae work for all
(1 β ) (1+ β ) 1+ β 2
=− ( ) possible values, in its reduced form, of β and thus a , b, g , is N = 2
, and it is trivial to show that there are integer solutions that can
and the expansion of N = 6 is an example of this for all other be unpacked from the fractional values that satisfy the equations.
even N This possible solution to FLT is suggested for discussion.
 6  6 
References
1 1− β 2  1+ β 2 
=
γ 6    1. Lawrence M (2017) The Relativistic Addition of n (Scalar) Relative
  
Velocities and a Short Possible Solution to Fermat’s Last Theorem. J
Phys Math 8: 251.

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Citation: Lawrence M (2018) Shortening a Short Possible Solution to Fermat’s Last Theorem.
Open Acc J Math Theor Phy 1(1): 00002. DOI: 10.15406/oajmtp.2018.01.00002