Visions of infinity : the great mathematical problems, Ian Stewart

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Visions of infinity : the great mathematical problems, Ian Stewart

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Title remainder

the great mathematical problems

Statement of responsibility

Ian Stewart

Instantiates

• Visions of infinity : the great mathematical problems

Publication

• New York, Basic Books, ©2013

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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volume

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• nc

Carrier MARC source

rdacarrier

Content category

text

Content type code

• txt

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rdacontent

Contents

Great problems -- Prime territory: Goldbach conjecture -- The puzzle of pi: squaring the circle -- Mapmaking mysteries: four colour theorem -- Sphereful symmetry: Kepler conjecture -- New solutions for old: Mordell conjecture -- Inadequate margins : Fermat's last theorem -- Orbital chaos: three-body problem -- Patterns in primes: Riemann hypothesis -- What shape is a sphere? : Poincaré conjecture -- They can't all be easy: P/NP problem -- Fluid thinking: Navier-Stokes equation -- Quantum conundrum: mass gap hypothesis -- Diophantine dreams: Birch-Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture -- Complex cycles: Hodge conjecture -- Where next? -- Twelve for the future

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ocn808413612

Dimensions

25 cm

Extent

x, 340 pages

Isbn

9780465022403

Lccn

2012924095

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unmediated

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rdamedia

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• n

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illustrations

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u97747

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• (Sirsi) i9780465022403
• (OCoLC)808413612