The Music of the Primes

The Music of the Primes Searching to Solve the Greatest Mystery in Mathematics

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Publisher's Synopsis

Recounts the history of prime numbers, (numbers divisible only by one and themselves), which has implications beyond pure mathematics. Euclid, Ramanujan, Odlyzko, and the formation of RSA encryption are discussed, as well as the state of contemporary research on the topic.

Book information

ISBN: 9780062064011
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Imprint: Harper Perennial
Pub date:
DEWEY: 512.73
DEWEY edition: 23
Number of pages: 335
Weight: 318g
Height: 201mm
Width: 132mm
Spine width: 25mm