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This paper is an expository account of the recent important progress made by Ye Tian on the ancient congruent number problem.

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  1. Emmanuel College, Cambridge, CB2 3AP, England

    John Coates

  2. Department of Mathematics, POSTECH, Pohang, 790-784, Korea

    John Coates

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Coates, J. Congruent numbers. Acta Math Vietnam. 39, 3–10 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40306-013-0045-9

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