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Stalking the Riemann Hypothesis: The Quest to Find the Hidden Law of Prime Numbers - Hardcover

Rockmore, Daniel N.

 
9780375421365: Stalking the Riemann Hypothesis: The Quest to Find the Hidden Law of Prime Numbers

Synopsis

A leading mathematician presents a lively and accessible study of one of the great unsolved mysteries of mathematics, the mid-nineteenth-century Riemann hypothesis, which describes the occurrence of prime numbers, and of the quest to prove or disprove the theory from the time of Euclid to the statistics of solitaire, chaos theory, and quantum mechanics. 17,500 first printing.

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About the Author

Dan Rockmore is a professor of mathematics and computer science at Darmouth College. He lives in New Hampshire with his wife, son, and golden retriever.


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