Prime obsession : Bernhard Riemann and the greatest unsolved problem in mathematics /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Derbyshire, John
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, DC : Joseph Henry Press, ©2003.
Subjects:
Riemann, Bernhard, > 1826-1866.
Riemann, Bernhard, > 1826-1866
Numbers, Prime.
Series.
Nombres premiers.
Séries (Mathématiques)
series (mathematics)
MATHEMATICS > Number Theory.
Numbers, Prime
Series
Priemgetallen.
Teoria dos números (textos elementares)
Função zeta de riemann (teoria dos números)
Números primos.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. The prime number theorem. Card trick
  • The soil, the crop
  • The prime number theorem
  • On the shoulders of giants
  • Riemann's zeta function
  • The great fusion
  • The golden key, and an improved prime number theorem
  • Not altogether unworthy
  • Domain stretching
  • A proof and a turning point. Part II. The Riemann hypothesis. Nine Zulu queens ruled China
  • Hilbert's eighth problem
  • The argument ant and the value ant
  • In the grip of an obsession
  • Big oh and Mobius Mu
  • Climbing the critical line
  • A little algebra
  • Number theory meets quantum mechanics
  • Turning the golden key
  • The Riemann operator and other approaches
  • The error term
  • Either it's true, or else it isn't.

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