An Introduction to Sieve Methods and Their Applications: 66 (London Mathematical Society Student Texts, Series Number 66) - Hardcover

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Cojocaru, Alina Carmen; Murty, M. Ram

 
9780521848169: An Introduction to Sieve Methods and Their Applications: 66 (London Mathematical Society Student Texts, Series Number 66)
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ISBN 10: 0521848164 ISBN 13: 9780521848169
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2005

Synopsis

Sieve theory has a rich and romantic history. The ancient question of whether there exist infinitely many twin primes (primes p such that p+2 is also prime), and Goldbach's conjecture that every even number can be written as the sum of two prime numbers, have been two of the problems that have inspired the development of the theory. This book provides a motivated introduction to sieve theory. Rather than focus on technical details which can obscure the beauty of the theory, the authors focus on examples and applications, developing the theory in parallel. The text can be used for a senior level undergraduate course or an introductory graduate course in analytic number theory, and non-experts can gain a quick introduction to the techniques of the subject.

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About the Authors

Alina Carmen Cojocaru is an Instructor of Mathematics at Princeton University.

Ram Murty is a Professor and Queen's Reseach Chair at Queen's University.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521848164
ISBN 13 
9780521848169
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
236

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