# Beal conjecture

## Primary tabs

Synonym:
Beal's conjecture
Type of Math Object:
Conjecture
Major Section:
Reference

## Mathematics Subject Classification

### Did James Constant find the proof?

Has anybody reviewed James Constant's proof?

http://www.coolissues.com/mathematics/Beal/beal.htm

### Re: Did James Constant find the proof?

I'd rather not read anything that begins with a claim that FLT can be proved using the binomial theorem. No such proof exists as no such attempted proofs have been shown to be correct.

### Re: Did James Constant find the proof?

First, there is a typo in the link to James Constant's proof. The correct link is:

I guess that this proof is as wrong as Pogorsky's proof which I have myself presented here not so long ago. It was also based on the binomial theorem.
However I think that this one is worth a look at least. It seems to be clear and concise, and the flaw, if it exists, must be easy to find.

Daniel

### Re: Did James Constant find the proof?

There is, indeed, a flaw in Constant's proof from http://www.coolissues.com/mathematics/Beal/beal.htm. In his "Disproof of Beal's Conjecture," after he applies the binomial theorem, he gets three results. His error comes in the second one.

He is right in that (1+y^b/x^a)^(1/m) converges to an irrational number, but he errs in saying that "z in equation (4) is an irrational number for any x^(a/m)," because there exist some x^(a/m), such that multiplying the two numbers will yield a rational number. The assumption is that multiplying an irrational number by any number will stay irrational, but there are pairs of irrational numbers that, when multiplyed, are rational (e.g. pi * 1/pi = 1).

Take the simple example of Beal's conjecture, 3^3+6^3=3^5. Inputting these variables into his binomial expansion form, we get 3=6^(3/5)*(1+3^3/6^3)^(1/5). The parentheses term,(1+27/216)^(1/5), is irrational, but multiplying by 6^(3/5), another irrational number, results in a solution of 3.

It's a simple flaw, but it means that the solution isn't as close as it may seem.

### failure function

I have just modified this entry in the encyclopedia by being a little more specific as far as the definition of a "failure" goes.However, I would like to emphasise that the definition of a "failure" will depend on the problem in hand.For example if we are tackling RH the definition of a failure would be a non-root.For the purpose of illustration I am just giving one of the relevant failure functions.

Let s be a non-root( a failure).Then

zeta(s + k*zeta(s)) is a failure function.Here k belongs to N.

A.K.Devaraj

### Re: failure function

> I have just modified this entry in the encyclopedia by
> being a little more specific as far as the definition of a
> "failure" goes.However, I would like to emphasise that the
> definition of a "failure" will depend on the problem in
> hand.For example if we are tackling RH the definition of a
> failure would be a non-root.For the purpose of illustration
> I am just giving one of the relevant failure functions.
>
> Let s be a non-root( a failure).Then
>
> zeta(s + k*zeta(s)) is a failure function.Here k
> belongs to N.
>
> A.K.Devaraj

I would like to clarify that s + k*zeta(s) is the failure function and zeta(s + k*zeta(s)) generates an infinite set of failures ( non-roots).

### Re: Did James Constant find the proof?

Ok that shows Constant's disproof of Beal's Conjecture is false. What about Constant's proof of FERMAT'S LAST THEOREM? No on has address this yet.

### Re: Did James Constant find the proof?

No, he did not. At least his "proof" is short and clear enough, so that his mistakes are easy to find.
He also declares that the question why his "proof" holds for exponents greater than 2, but not for 2, is "beyond this paper"...

### Re: Did James Constant find the proof?

Unfortunately I don't understand Lagrange's form enough to know why it is wrong. I was hoping someone could explain "the why".
Thanks.

### Re: Did James Constant find the proof?

Just before his equation (6), James Constant claims, without demonstration, that "it is easy to show that the parenthesis term in equation (5) is an irrational number". If this was true, that would indeed proove Fermat's theorem. But "it is easy to find" counter-examples for exponent 2 (Pythatorean triples); James Constant has no explanation why exponent 2 is different: it is beyond the scope of his paper...
When we deal with Fermat's theorem, where the most briliant minds of mankind have failed for three centuries, we expect some detailed demonstrations, and not just hand waving with "it is easy to show...".

Daniel

### Where are the hidden cameras ?

Hi.

I know this is an old thread, but this guy is a joke, right ?
You just have to read the first lines of his "proof" to figure this out.

I hope he's got a real job. Maths is not for him. It's not even maths.

Listen, James ! Make a video of yourself and all your so called 'proofs'. I'm sure you'll get a lot of views in youtube's funny videos category. You could make some money.
And stop spreading your 'science' on internet. Some kids might think it's for real.