Elementary Number Theory
Every Prime $\equiv 1 \mod 4$ Is a Sum of Two Squares
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I came across this “one sentence” proof that every prime congruent to 1 mod 4 can be written as a sum of two squares: https://doi.org/10.2307/2323918 The proof involves constructing the following cryptic involution $$ (x, y, . . . Read more