An epic drama: the development of the prime number theorem

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Authors Benjamin Fine, Gerhard Rosenberger

Publication date 29 June 2012

Published in Scientia. Series A: Mathematical Sciences. New Series (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

Chebyshev's theoremDirichlet seriesprime number theoremRiemann hypothesiszeta functions

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to number theory (11-02) History of number theory (11-03) Distribution of primes (11N05)

Review text

This comprehensive essay outlines the development of the prime number theorem, casting it as an epic drama in the history of mathematics. A useful list of references is included.

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