Stalking the Riemann Hypothesis: The Quest to Find the Hidden Law of Prime Numbers

Rockmore, Dan

ISBN 10: 0375727728 / ISBN 13: 9780375727726

Published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stalking the Riemann Hypothesis: The Quest to Find the Hidden Law of Prime Numbers
• Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0375727728
• ISBN 13: 9780375727726
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

For 150 years the Riemann hypothesis has been the holy grail of mathematics. Now, at a moment when mathematicians are finally moving in on a proof, Dartmouth professor Dan Rockmore tells the riveting history of the hunt for a solution.In 1859 German professor Bernhard Riemann postulated a law capable of describing with an amazing degree of accuracy the occurrence of the prime numbers. Rockmore takes us all the way from Euclid to the mysteries of quantum chaos to show how the Riemann hypothesis lies at the very heart of some of the most cutting-edge research going on today in physics and mathematics.

About the Author

Dan Rockmore is a professor of mathematics and computer science at Darmouth College. He lives in New Hampshire with his wife, son, and golden retriever.