The little book of bigger primes /

The little book of bigger primes /

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A deep understanding of prime numbers is one of the great challenges in mathematics. In this book, fundamental theorems, challenging open problems, and the most recent computational records are presented in a language without secrets. The impressive wealth of material and references will make this b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ribenboim, Paulo
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer, [2004]
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Numbers, Prime.
Mathematics.
Number Theory.
MATHEMATICS > Number Theory.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Epigraph
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Guiding the Reader
  • Table of Notations
  • Introduction
  • How Many Prime Numbers Are There?- How to Recognize Whether a Natural Number is a Prime
  • Are There Functions Defining Prime Numbers?- How Are the Prime Numbers Distributed?- Which Special Kinds of Primes Have Been Considered?- Heuristic and Probabilistic Results about Prime Numbers
  • Appendix 1
  • Appendix 2
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Primes up to 10,000
  • Index of Tables
  • Index of Records
  • Index of Names
  • Gallimawfries
  • Subject Index.