MATHEMATICS:  A Limited Universe of Solutions?

doi:10.1126/science.278.5342.1396b

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Science 21 November 1997:
Vol. 278. no. 5342, p. 1396
DOI: 10.1126/science.278.5342.1396b

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MATHEMATICS:
A Limited Universe of Solutions?

Dana Mackenzie

Only 10 solutions are known for the equation a^x + b^y = c^z, where a, b, and c have no prime factors in common and 1/x + 1/y + 1/z is less than 1, and Science lists them here.