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		paulddraper on Dec 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fermat's Last Theorem – how it’s going Has that ever blown up their faces? I.e. a widely accepted proof that had a critical flaw due to hand waving? If it hasn't, I would understand why they'd be cavalier about explicit details.

_yrnr on Dec 13, 2024 [–]

Yes, famously the Italian school of algebraic geometry ran into foundational issues. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_school_of_algebraic_ge....

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