In Pursuit of Zeta-3: The World's Most Mysterious Unsolved Math Problem

by Paul J Nahin and Paul J. Nahin

Book Overview

An engrossing look at the history and importance of a centuries-old but still unanswered math problem For centuries, mathematicians the world over have tried, and failed, to solve the zeta-3 problem. Math genius Leonhard Euler attempted it in the 1700s and came up short. The straightforward puzzle considers if there exists a simple symbolic formula for the following: 1+(1/2)^3+(1/3)^3+(1/4)^3+. . . . But why is this issue--the sum of the reciprocals...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691247641
• ISBN13: 9780691247649
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.2" x 7.9"