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Stalking the Riemann hypothesis : the quest to find the hidden law of prime numbers

text Stalking the Riemann hypothesis : the quest to find the hidden law of prime numbers

Summary
For 150 years the Riemann hypothesis has been the holy grail of mathematics. Now, at a moment when mathematicians are finally moving in on a proof, Dartmouth professor Dan Rockmore tells the riveting history of the hunt for a solution.In 1859 Germ... Read more
Contents
Prologue - it all begins with zero -- The god-given natural numbers -- The shape of the primes -- Primal cartographers -- Shoulders to stand upon -- Riemann and his "very likely" hypothesis -- A Dutch red herring -- A prime number theorem, after a... Read more
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x, 292 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Publisher
Vintage Books 2006

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 512.7 ROC in Adult Non-fiction Available

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