| Edition |
[3rd ed.]. |
| Physical description |
xxiv, 541 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Notes |
Rev. ed. of: The book of prime number records. 2nd ed. c1989. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-507) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. How Many Prime Numbers Are There? -- Ch. 2. How to Recognize Whether a Natural Number Is a Prime -- Ch. 3. Are There Functions Defining Prime Numbers? -- Ch. 4. How Are the Prime Numbers Distributed? -- Ch. 5. Which Special Kinds of Primes Have Been Considered? -- Ch. 6. Heuristic and Probabilistic Results about Prime Numbers -- Primes up to 10,000. |
| Summary |
The Guinness Book made records immensely popular. This book is devoted, at first glance, to present records concerning prime numbers. But it is much more. It explores the interface between computations and the theory of prime numbers. The book contains an up-to-date historical presentation of the main problems about prime numbers, as well as many fascinating topics, including primality testing. It is written in a language without secrets and is thoroughly accessible to everyone with some mathematical education. This new book has an improved and smoother presentation. |
| Other author |
Ribenboim, Paulo.
Book of prime number records.
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| Subject |
Numbers, Prime.
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| ISBN |
0387944575 (hardcover : acid-free paper) |
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