Dr.Riemann's Zeros | 
 enlarge | Author: Karl Sabbagh
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 2878766
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 5.7 x 1.2
ISBN: 1843541009
Dewey Decimal Number: 512
EAN: 9781843541004
Publication Date: November 22, 2002
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Product Description
Since its inception by Bernard Riemann in 1859, every pure mathematician has longed for a proof for the Riemann hypothesis. So great is the interest in its solution that in 2001, an American foundation put up prize money of US$1 million to the first person to demonstrate that the hypothesis is correct. Riemann's hypothesis seeks to explain where every single prime number to infinity will occur. It is a mind-bending problem that encapsulates a profound mystery at the heart of our counting system, one that mathematicians speak about in awed terms. This book makes even the airiest peaks of maths accessible. The author uses anecdotes, history and jokes and makes vivid characters out of the eccentric figures racing to solve the problem.
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BE ADVISED May 21, 2004
Mead C. Whorton Jr. (Bastrop, LA United States)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This an excellent book for an introduction to the Riemann Hypothesis and the individuals working to solve it.
BUT BE ADVISED: This is the same book as the authors recently released: The Riemann Hypothesis. If you already have a copy of The Riemann Hypthsis by Karl Sabbagh, don't buy this book!!!!
Great for Non-Specialist July 5, 2003
David J. Potts (Manchester, UK)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is a really good overview of a difficult subject for the non-specialist mathematician. The author does well choosing when to skip over problematic detail and when to delve deeper.
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