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The Congruent Number Problem

V Chandrasekar

V Chandrasekar was aresearch scholar in

School of Mathematics,Tata Institute of

Fundamental Researchduring 1974–85. He has

taught mathematics for aconsiderable number of

years at all levels. Atpresent he is working for

a computer firm.

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Suggested Reading

[1] R K Guy. UnsolvedProblems in NumberTheory. Springer-Verlag,1981.

[2] N Koblitz. Introduction toElliptic Curves andModular Forms. Springer-Verlag, 1984.

[3] J Tunnell. A ClassicalDiophantine Problemand Modular forms ofweight 3/2. InventionesMath. 72. 323–33,1983.

[4] A Weil. Number Theory:An Approach ThroughHistory. Birkhäuser, 1984.

[5] K Feng. Non-congruentNumbers, Odd graphs andthe B-S-D Conjecture.Acta Arithmetica, LXXV1, 1996.

Address for CorrespondenceV ChandrasekarC/o Mr Sripathy

Spic Mathematics Institute92, East-Coast Chambers

T. NagarChennai 600 017, India.