| An Introduction to Sieve Methods and Their Applications Contributor(s): Cojocaru, Alina Carmen (Author), Murty, M. Ram (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521612756 ISBN-13: 9780521612753 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $72.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: Sieve theory has a rich and romantic history. The ancient question of whether there exist infinitely many twin primes (primes p such that p+2 is also prime), and Goldbach's conjecture that every even number can be written as the sum of two prime numbers, have been two of the problems that have inspired the development of the theory. This book provides a motivating introduction to sieve theory. Rather than focus on technical details which can obscure the beauty of the theory, the authors focus on examples and applications, developing the theory in parallel. The text can be used for a senior level undergraduate course or an introductory graduate course in analytic number theory. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Number Theory |
| Dewey: 512.73 |
| Series: London Mathematical Society Student Texts |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 6.34" W x 9.02" (0.75 lbs) 238 pages |
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Contributor Bio(s): Cojocaru, Alina Carmen: - Alina Carmen Cojocaru is an Instructor of Mathematics at Princeton University.Murty, M. Ram: - Ram Murty is a Professor and Queen� Reseach Chair at Queen� University. |