The Book of Prime Number Records /
This book aims to be the analogue for prime numbers of the Guinness Book of World Records. It collects a large number of results and techniques related to all aspects of the theory of prime numbers. The book begins with a chapter on the proofs that there are infinitely many primes, and proceeds thro...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York,
1988.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book aims to be the analogue for prime numbers of the Guinness Book of World Records. It collects a large number of results and techniques related to all aspects of the theory of prime numbers. The book begins with a chapter on the proofs that there are infinitely many primes, and proceeds through such topics as primality tests, factorization methods, the distribution of primes, special types of primes, and heuristic results. The Book of Prime Number Records should have great appeal to anyone with an interest in number theory. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 476 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781468499384 (electronic bk.) 1468499386 (electronic bk.) |