Closing the gap : the quest to understand prime numbers / Vicky Neale.
| Author/creator | Neale, Vicky author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017. |
| Description | vi, 164 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | What is a prime? -- May 2013 -- It's easy to ask hard questions -- May 2013 -- Making hard problems easier -- June 2013 -- How many primes are there? -- July 2013 -- What's so mathematical about my mathematical pencil? -- August 2013 -- If primes are hard, let's try something else -- November 2013 -- Generalize... -- April 2014 -- Where next? |
| Abstract | Mathematicians have recently made dramatic progress on the Twin Primes Conjecture, which asserts that there are infinitely many pairs of prime numbers that differ by 2. This book will describe two stories: that of the recent work on the Twin Primes Conjecture, and in parallel the related ideas from the previous two thousand years of mathematics.-- Source other than Library of Congress. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2017948689 |
| ISBN | 9780198788287 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0198788282 (hbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QA246 .N43 2017 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |