For 150 years the Riemann hypothesis has been the holy grail of mathematics. Now, at a moment when mathematicians are finally moving in on a proof, Dartmouth professor Dan Rockmore tells the riveting history of the hunt for a solution.In 1859 German professor Bernhard Riemann postulated a law capabl
Stalking the Riemann Hypothesis: The Quest to Find the Hidden Law of Prime Numbers
โ Scribed by Dan Rockmore
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 302
- Category
- Library
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