Where Can I Find Wiles' Proof on FLT?

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Wiles' proof of Fermat's Last Theorem (FLT) was published in 1995 in volume 141 of the Annals of Mathematics. The exact title of the journal is confirmed as "Annals of Mathematics." A user provided a link to the proof, which can be found at http://www.math.princeton.edu/~annals/issues/1995/141_3.html. Another link to a site claiming to have copies of the papers is http://math.stanford.edu/~lekheng/flt/index.html, which has been checked and is reported to contain the proof, although it may be difficult to understand. The discussion centers on locating Wiles' original work on FLT.
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Does anyone know where I can get the actual paper published by Wiles and Taylor concerning FLT?
 
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i can't remember what the title is but it was published in annals of math sometime in 1994
 
Is "annals of math" the exact title of the journal?
 
Yes, it is the name. It was published in 1995, in volume 141 of the Annals of Mathematics.

Here's a web-link I haven't checked out but purports to have copies of the papers:
http://math.stanford.edu/~lekheng/flt/index.html
 
HallsofIvy said:
Here's a web-link I haven't checked out but purports to have copies of the papers:
http://math.stanford.edu/~lekheng/flt/index.html
I have checked it- it's about 10Mb and it seems to me that it's the proof (i didn't understand a word though!)
 
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