Unlike other sciences, mathematics, as the representative of pure reason, is developing steadily, regardless of the interests of mankind at a particular historical period of time, from the revolutions and upheavals of society. Sometimes mathematics like to put questions, to the solution of which are taken centuries.
The theorem is a certain mathematical approval, which requires the construction of a logical chain of evidences, based on the laws of formal logic with the axioms - truths, taken as a matter of course, the obvious and is not requiring any proofs. Of particular interest deserve theorems, proof of which is questionable or non-existent. This happens with unquestioned authority. Landau, for example, on the lectures of theoretical physics in a hurry could skip the part of the logical chain "as is evident", while for other theorists "obvious" could not be given for many years, causing a head stupor.
A lawyer by profession and a mathematician by hobby (in our time lawyers with such hobbies - nonsense) Pierre Fermat (1601-1665), in a letter to friend, written in 1636, put forward a curious assertion from the theory of numbers, later known as the Great Fermat theorem. On the field he left the following accompaniment: "I have the amazing proof, but it is too big for posting
on the field". That is the great scientist explicitly stated that he proved his theory.
Descendants have had to deal for 360 years with the fact whether the Fermat proved, or simply lied. History of the Great proof of Theorem is a tragic and dramatic. It seems as if viperous Fermat challenged offspring (opened a Pandora's Box). It is no exaggeration to say that mathematicians began mass psychosis: "Why I cannot prove that Fermat proved in the hell knows what primitive times? " A passion turned to the purpose and meaning of life. Some literally got mad there.
So did Fermat prove his theory, or it was a hypothesis? Perhaps he thought that he proved, but actually got wrong. Knowingly lied, flushed with the beauty of the opening? And this cannot be deleted. However, most mathematicians are inclined to think that at the time of Fermat, was not possible to get an alternative proof, as it is impossible in an era of diligence and joust invent the atomic bomb.
Fermat did not prove, but ingeniously guessed!
From the standpoint of morality, should be at least a little conclusion that, giving heed to flaming rhetoric of leading authorities in their field, everyone is entitled to doubt the fairness of the words of soft-spoken speaker.
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