%%% OUTLINE %\documentclass[twocolumn]{article} \documentclass{article} %\documentclass[twocolumn,10pt]{report} \usepackage{graphicx} \usepackage{fancyhdr} %\usepackage{wassysym} \usepackage{tikz} \usepackage{amsfonts,amsmath,amsthm} \usetikzlibrary{shapes.gates.logic.US,trees,positioning,arrows} %\input{../style} \usepackage{ifthen} \usepackage{lastpage} \newtheorem{theorem}{Theorem}[section] \newtheorem{lemma}[theorem]{Lemma} \newtheorem{proposition}[theorem]{Proposition} \newtheorem{corollary}[theorem]{Corollary} \def\layersep{1.8cm} \linespread{1.0} \title{flt primes} \begin{document} % numbers at outer edges \pagenumbering{arabic} % Arabic page numbers hereafter \author{R.P. Clark} \maketitle \today \paragraph{Keywords:} fermat; prime; %\small \abstract{ % \em } % abstract \section{Introduction} Fermat's Last Theorem states that no three positive integers a, b, and c can satisfy the equation $a^n + b^n = c^n$ for any integer value of n greater than two. \section{Breaking positive integers into constituent products of bags of primes} Any positive integer can be represented as a collection (or bag) of prime numbers multiplied together. A function $bpf()$ or `bag of prime factors' is defined to represent this. \begin{equation} \prod{bpf(a)}^n + \prod{bpf(b)}^n = c^n \end{equation} %The function $bpf()$ will always contain 1. The numbers $a$ and $b$ may have common and uncommon prime factors; these can be collected into three 'bags', those only in $a$; $ubpf(a)$, those only in $b$; $ubpf(b)$ and those common to both; $cbpf(a,b)$. A `Set' in mathematics is a collection of objects that may have only one of each type of element. A `bag' is similar to a Set, except that it may have duplicates. Thus the number $32$ is represented as the product of a bag of prime numbers thus: $\prod \{2,2,2,2,2\}$ i.e. $2^5 = 32$. Viewing the addition of $a^n +b^n$ as products of bag of prime factors: \begin{equation} \label{eqn:primesexpanded0} \prod{cbpf(a,b)}^n \prod{ubpf(a)^n} + \prod{cbpf(a,b)}^n \prod{ubpf(b)^n} = c^n \; , \end{equation} this can be re-written as: \begin{equation} \label{eqn:primesexpanded1} \prod{cbpf(a,b)}^n \big( \prod{ubpf(a)^n} + \prod{ubpf(b)^n} \big) = c^n \; . \end{equation} \section{Properties of numbers viewed as products of bags of prime factors} \subsection{ Primes are guaranteed not preserved in addition } Only common prime factors are guaranteed preserved as a result of equation~\ref{eqn:primesexpanded1}. % This means for $a^n+b^n$ the only prime factors guaranteed to be in $c^n$ are are those common in $a$ and $b$. % Adding numbers creates a dissolving of the prime factors in the result. Addition of primes causes the highest prime factors to become lost, but increases the number of smaller prime factors. % Consider $43 +21 = 64$. These primes add up to a result with a bag of six twos i.e. $bpf(64) = \{2,2,2,2,2,2\}$ or more conventionally $64=2^6$. % If a prime is added to another prime number the result cannot be a prime number, simply because all prime numbers above two are odd; the result of the addition must even and therefore have at least a prime factor of two. \subsection{conditions for having a integer root} To have an integer root $n$ all prime numbers that comprise the number to be rooted must be at least to the power of $n$. Consider the square root of 144. This can be written as $12 \times 12$ or representing it as a bag of prime numbers $\{2,2,2,2,3,3\}$ or conventionally as $ 2^4 \times 3^2 $. Taking the square root means halving the powers $ \sqrt{2^4 \times 3^2} = 2^2 \times 3$. To get a whole number $n^{th}$ root all the prime numbers that comprise that number must be at the power of n or greater. % So this becomes a product of a list of prime numbers in ${cbpf(a,b)}$. % The common prime factors between a and b multiplied % by the uncommon prime numbers. % Let $\prod{ubpf(a)^n} + \prod{ubpf(b)^n} = k$. % % \begin{equation} % \label{eqn:primesexpanded2} % \prod{cbpf(a,b)}^n k = c^n % \end{equation} % Adding two prime numbers at any power greater than 1 % and then taking a root means getting an irrational number. \subsection{} \begin{equation} \label{eqn:primesexpanded21} \prod{cbpf(a,b)}^n \big( \prod{ubpf(a)^n} + \prod{ubpf(b)^n} \big) = c^n \end{equation} \begin{equation} a^n + b^n = \prod{bpf(c)^n} \end{equation} %assuming its true $c^n$ must be $ 2 \prod{cpf(a,b)}^n \prod{upf(a)^n} \prod{upf(b)^n} $ % % \begin{equation} % 2 \prod{cpf(a,b)}^n = \frac{\prod{bpf(c)^n}}{\prod{upf(a)^n} \prod{upf(b)^n}} % \end{equation} That means that ${ubpf(a)^n}$ and ${ubpf(b)^n}$ multiply the prime numbers in $cbpf(a,b)$ $n$ times each. These are a component of $c^n$. \begin{equation} \label{eqn:primesexpanded22} \prod{cbpf(a,b)}^n = \frac{c^n}{\big( \prod{ubpf(a)^n} + \prod{ubpf(b)^n} \big) } \end{equation} \section{contradiction} % For $a^n + b^n = c^n$ to be true for whole numbers $ > 2$, the highest prime factors on both sides of the equation must be equal. % That is to say the highest prime number in the bag $bpf(a^n + b^n)$ must be the same as the highest prime factor in the bag $bpf(c^n)$. \subsection{Case where the highest prime factor in $pbf(c)$ is a single instance} Due to the destruction of non-common prime factors under addition both $a$ and $b$ must contain the highest prime in $c$. If $a$ and $b$ are whole numbers they either create a result with the highest prime more than once, or it is destroyed by addition. %% Simple case where only one of highest prime factor in c^n % describe contradiction for simple case: \subsection{Case where the highest prime factor in $pbf(c)$ is a multiple instance} %% case where highest prime factor in c^n may be duplicated. The highest prime factor in the bag may be duplicated. Taking the value $c$ as the product of a bag of prime numbers, it must have a largest prime in $c$ (to a power $t$ which is one or more), i.e. $p^t$. % When $c$ is taken to the power $n$, $c^n$, that means this prime factor becomes $p^{t+n}$. % Therefore, for that highest prime in $c$, $a^n + b^n$ must add up to $p^{(t+n)}$, for that prime in the result. % Because prime numbers are by definition indivisible by other whole numbers, the only way to get a prime number taken to a power $p^t$ by addition is to add proportions that add up to one $p^t$. % This means both a and b must contain this prime factor {\em in some proportion} so that $a p^{t+n} + b p^{t+n} = p^{t+n} $ satisfy the highest prime in $c$. In order for this to be true $a$ and $b$ must both fractions of a whole number. \subsection{trivial case} Take the trivial case where $c$ has the prime number 7: % $$ a^n + b^n = 7^n = 49 $$ % In order to get the prime factor 7 in the result both a and b must have the prime number 7 in them. That is the numbers $a$ and $b$ must both have the number 7 as a common prime factor to get seven as a prime factor in the result. Any other number will not give a 7 in the bag of prime numbers result. % % \begin{equation} % \label{eqn:primesexpanded1} % \prod{ubpf(a)^n} + \prod{ubpf(b)^n} = \frac{c^n}{ \prod{cbpf(a,b)}^n } % \end{equation} % % % $c^n$ must contain $ \prod{cbpf(a,b)}^n $ % %Try to find a and b such that a^2 + b^2 = 144; % % % \begin{equation} % \label{eqn:primesexpanded1} % \prod{ubpf(a)^n} + \prod{ubpf(b)^n} = \frac{c^n}{ \prod{cbpf(a,b)}^n } % \end{equation} % %It should be even because its multiplied by 2. % It must have all the common factors of $a$ and $b$ twice but the uncommon factors only once. % This seems to be an apparent contradiction. % It means the $2 \prod{cpf(a,b)}^n $ term is multiplied by at least one other prime number. % and therefore cannot have an nth root. % A number must consist of n times of all its prime number can give an integer nth root. % Because a and b are different they must consist of at least one difference in prime numbers. % % Taking equation~\ref{eqn:primesexpanded} % and re-writing: % \begin{equation} % \label{eqn:primesexpanded2} % \sqrt[n]{2}^n \prod{cbpf(a,b)}^n \prod{ubpf(a)^n} \prod{ubpf(b)^n} = c^n % \end{equation} % % % Taking the nth root of both sides of equation~\ref{qn:primesexpanded2} gives % % \begin{equation} % \label{eqn:primesexpanded2} % \sqrt[n]{2} \prod{cbpf(a,b)} (\prod{ubpf(a)} \prod{ubpf(b)}) = c % \end{equation} % % % % Which means that a product of $c$ is a root of 2, it is therefore irrational % and not a whole number. % % % If $c$ is even 2 can be divided from each side until only % both $c$ and $ \prod{cbpf(a,b)} \prod{ubpf(a)} \prod{ubpf(b)} $ % are odd. The $\sqrt[n]{2}$ term remains. The result $c$ is therefore irrational. %Adding $a^n$ and $b^n$ where a and b are different means adding primes to th power of N %which means they have no integer nth root. { \footnotesize \bibliographystyle{plain} \bibliography{../../vmgbibliography,../../mybib} } \today %\today \end{document}