From the Christmas Theorem to Particle Physics
The Christmas Theorem Because Pierre de Fermat announced his two square theorem to Marin Mersenne in a letter of December 25, 1640 (today exactly 376 years ago) the theorem A prime of the form 4k+1 is the sum of two squares. is also called the Christmas theorem. The converse, the fact that a prime p of the form 4k+3 is … ….