Goldbach, Hurwitz, and the infinitude of primes: weaving a proof across the centuries

DOI10.1007/S00283-013-9402-8zbMATH Open1303.11003OpenAlexW2086005322MaRDI QIDQ2249492FDOQ2249492

Authors: Robert Haas 

Publication date: 2 July 2014

Published in: The Mathematical Intelligencer (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00283-013-9402-8

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zbMATH Keywords

HurwitzFermat numbersGoldbachinfinitude of primesPólya

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) History of mathematics in the 19th century (01A55) History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60) History of number theory (11-03) Primes (11A41)

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• On Euler's remarks on the distribution of primes
• Varieties of Infiniteness in the Existence of Infinitely Many Primes
• Aspects of Zeta-Function Theory in the Mathematical Works of Adolf Hurwitz

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