The Little Book of Bigger Primes

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. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2004.
Edition:Second Edition.
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Online Access:View fulltext via EzAccess
Table of Contents:
  • 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.