Prime numbers and the Riemann hypothesis / Barry Mazur, William Stein.
Prime numbers and the Riemann hypothesis / Barry Mazur, William Stein.
Prime numbers and the Riemann hypothesis / Barry Mazur, William Stein.
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Publisher
New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
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G 2018/3966
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Language
English
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Physical content
xi, 142 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Part I. The Riemann Hypothesis. Thoughts about numbers -- What are prime numbers? -- "Named" prime numbers -- Sieves -- Questions about primes -- Further questions about primes -- How many primes are there? -- Prime numbers viewed from a distance -- Pure and applied mathematics -- A probabilistic fi...
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New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Date Published
2016.
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Summary
"Prime numbers are beautiful, mysterious, and beguiling mathematical objects. The mathematician Bernhard Riemann made a celebrated conjecture about primes in 1859, the so-called Riemann Hypothesis, which remains to be one of the most important unsolved problems in mathematics. Through the deep insights of the authors, this book introduces primes an...
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Prime numbers and the Riemann hypothesis / Barry Mazur, William Stein.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-139) and index.
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G 2018/3966
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74VKVAmol8jA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVAmol8jA
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ISBN
9781107101920
DDC
512.73
MMS ID
991024172816702626
