The Book of Prime Number Records /
The Guinness Book made records immensely popular. This book is devoted, at first glance, to present records concerning prime numers. But it is much more. It explores the interface between computations and the theory of prime numbers. The book contains an up-to-date historical presentation of the mai...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer US,
1989.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The Guinness Book made records immensely popular. This book is devoted, at first glance, to present records concerning prime numers. But it is much more. It explores the interface between computations and the theory of prime numbers. The book contains an up-to-date historical presentation of the main problems about prime numbers, as well as many fascinating topics, including primality testing. It is written in a language without secrets and thoroughly accessible to everyone. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 479 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781468405071 (electronic bk.) 1468405071 (electronic bk.) |