The Prime Number Theorem (London Mathematical Society Student Texts, Series Number 53) - Softcover

Jameson, G. J. O.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521891108 ISBN 13: 9780521891103

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

At first glance the prime numbers appear to be distributed in a very irregular way amongst the integers, but it is possible to produce a simple formula that tells (in an approximate but well-defined sense) how many primes can be found that are less than any integer. The prime number theorem tells what this formula is and it is indisputably one of the the great classical theorems of mathematics. This textbook introduces the prime number theorem and is suitable for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students. The author deftly shows how analytical tools can be used in number theory to attack a 'real' problem.

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Book Description:

The prime numbers appear to be distributed in a very irregular way amongst the integers, but the prime number theorem provides a simple formula that tells us (in an approximate but well-defined sense) how many primes we can expect to find that are less than any integer we might choose. This is indisputably one of the the great classical theorems of mathematics. Suitable for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduates, this textbook demonstrates how the tools of analysis can be used in number theory to attack a famous problem.

Review:

"...strongly recommended to those wishing to teach some analytic number theory at the undergraduate level." Mathematical Reviews

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0521891108
• ISBN 13: 9780521891103
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264