The music of the primes

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The paperback of the critically-acclaimed popular science book by a writer who is fast becoming a celebrity mathematician.Prime numbers are the very atoms of arithmetic. They also embody one of the most tantalising enigmas in the pursuit of human knowledge. How can one predict when the next prime number will occur? Is there a formula which could generate primes? These apparently simple questions have confounded mathematicians ever since the Ancient Greeks.In 1859, the brilliant German mathematician Bernard Riemann put forward an idea which finally seemed to reveal a magical harmony at work in the numerical landscape. The promise that these eternal, unchanging numbers would finally reveal their secret thrilled mathematicians around the world. Yet Riemann, a hypochondriac and a troubled perfectionist, never publicly provided a proof for his hypothesis and his housekeeper burnt all his personal papers on his death.Whoever cracks Riemann's hypothesis will go down in history, for it has implications far beyond mathematics. In business, it is the lynchpin for security and e-commerce. In science, it has critical ramifications in Quantum Mechanics, Chaos Theory, and the future of computing. Pioneers in each of these fields are racing to crack the code and a prize of $1 million has been offered to the winner. As yet, it remains unsolved.In this breathtaking book, mathematician Marcus du Sautoy tells the story of the eccentric and brilliant men who have struggled to solve one of the biggest mysteries in science. It is a story of strange journeys, last-minute escapes from death and the unquenchable thirst for knowledge. Above all, it is a moving and awe-inspiring evocation of the mathematician's world and the beauties and mysteries it contains.

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The Music of the Primes

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Inthe tradition of fermat s enigma and pi marcus du sautoy tells the illuminating authoritative and engagingstory of bernhard reimann and the ongoing quest tocapture the holy grail of mathematics the formula to predict prime numbers oliver sacks author of the man who mistook his wife for a hat Uiterlijk 22 mei in huis .. MEER INFO

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The Music of the Primes

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this ebook contains a limited number of illustrations the ebook of the critically acclaimed popular science book by a writer who is fast becoming a celebrity mathematician prime numbers are the very atoms of arithmetic they also embody one of the most tantalising enigmas in the pursuit of human Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Uitvoering: Hardcover

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 01 augustus 2003

Aantal pagina's: 352

Illustraties: Met illustraties

Hoofdauteur: Marcus Du Sautoy

Tweede Auteur: Marcus Du Sautoy

Hoofduitgeverij: HarperCollins Publishers

Editie: New title

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 159 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 37 mm

Verpakking lengte: 240 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 660 g

EAN: 9781841155791

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