Prime Numbers and the Riemann Hypothesis

by Barry Mazur and William Stein

Book Overview

Prime numbers are beautiful, mysterious, and beguiling mathematical objects. The mathematician Bernhard Riemann made a celebrated conjecture about primes in 1859, the so-called Riemann hypothesis, which remains one of the most important unsolved problems in mathematics. Through the deep insights of the authors, this book introduces primes and explains the Riemann hypothesis. Students with a minimal mathematical background and scholars alike will enjoy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107499437
• ISBN13: 9781107499430
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"