Gerhard Frey is a German mathematician, known for his work in number theory. The Frey curve was an inspired construction of an elliptic curve from three purported solutions to the Fermat equation. A mathematician is a person whose area of study and research is mathematics. ... Traditionally, number theory is that branch of pure mathematics concerned with the properties of integers. ... In mathematics, an elliptic curve is a non-singular projective algebraic curve of genus 1 over a field K, together with a distinguished point defined over K. A more accessible (though less accurate) definition is that an elliptic curve is a plane curve defined by an equation of the form...

He studied mathematics and physics at the University of Tubingen, graduating in 1967. He continued his postgraduate studies in Heidelberg where he received the Ph.D. degree in 1970 and his "Habilitation" in 1973. He was assistant professor at the University of Heidelberg from 1969-1973, professor at the University of Erlangen (1973-1975) and at the University of Saarbrucken (1975-1990) and currently holds a chair for number theory at the Institute for Experimental Mathematics at the University of Essen. Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Mathematics Wikiquote quotations related to: Mathematics Look up Mathematics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Mathematics Bogomolny, Alexander: Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles. ... The willingness to question previously held truths and search for new answers resulted in a period of major scientific advancements, now known as the Scientific Revolution. ... Tübingen and the other cities of the Neckar River watershed Watershed of the Rhine River Tübingen, an old university city of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, is situated 20 miles southwest of Stuttgart, on a ridge between the River Neckar and the Ammer. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Quaternary education or postgraduate education is the fourth-stage educational level which follows the completion of an undergraduate degree at a college or university. ... Map of Germany showing Heidelberg Castle of Heidelberg pictured from the Old Bridge Heidelberg (halfway between Stuttgart and Frankfurt) is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Habilitation is a term used within the university system in Germany, Austria, and some other European countries such as the German-speaking part of Switzerland, in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... The Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (German Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; also known as simply University of Heidelberg) was established in the town of Heidelberg in the Rhineland in 1386. ... Erlangen is a German city in Middle Franconia. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Map of Germany showing Saarbrücken Saarbrücken [ˈzaːɐ̯ˈbrʏkn̩] is the capital of the Saarland Bundesland in Germany. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Traditionally, number theory is that branch of pure mathematics concerned with the properties of integers. ...

His research areas are number theory and arithmetical geometry as well as applications to coding theory and cryptography. He was a visiting scientist at several universities and research institutions, including Ohio State University, Harvard University, University of California at Berkeley, the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI), the Institute for Advanced Studies at the Hebrew University Jerusalem, and IMPA in Rio do Janeiro. See also: Topics in cryptography The security of all practical encryption schemes remains unproven, both for symmetric and asymmetric schemes. ... This article is about Ohio State; there is also an Ohio University. ... Harvard, see Harvard (disambiguation) Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ... University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (also known as Cal, UC Berkeley, UCB, or simply Berkeley) is a public coeducational university situated in the foothills of Berkeley, California, USA to the east of San Francisco Bay, overlooking the Golden Gate. ... The Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI), founded in 1982, is a mathematical research institution whose funding sources include the National Science Foundation. ... The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (האוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים) is one of Israels largest and most important institutes of higher learning and research. ... Ipanema beach A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese) is the name of both a state and a city in southeastern Brazil. ...

Prof. Frey is co-editor of the Manuscripta Mathematica. He has been awarded the Gauss medal of the "Braunschweigische Wissenschafteliche Gesellschaft" in 1996 for his work on Fermat's Last Theorem. Since 1998 he has been a member of the Academy of Sciences of Gottingen, Germany. Pierre de Fermat Fermats last theorem (sometimes abbreviated as FLT and also called Fermats great theorem) is one of the most famous theorems in the history of mathematics. ... Map of Germany showing Göttingen 1 External links Coat of Arms University of Göttingen Top: The old Auditorium Maximum (1862-65) Bottom: New library building Göttingen is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...