Solved and Unsolved Problems in Number Theory - Daniel Shanks

Solved and Unsolved Problems in Number Theory

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
305 Seiten
1985
American Mathematical Society (Verlag)
978-1-4704-7645-8 (ISBN)
79,85 inkl. MwSt
The investigation of three problems, perfect numbers, periodic decimals, and Pythagorean numbers, has given rise to much of elementary number theory. In this book, Daniel Shanks, past editor of Mathematics of Computation, shows how each result leads to further results and conjectures. The outcome is a most exciting and unusual treatment. This edition contains a new chapter presenting research done between 1962 and 1978, emphasizing results that were achieved with the help of computers.

Chapter I: From Perfect Numbers to the Quadratic Reciprocity Law: 1 Perfect numbers
2 Euclid
3 Euler's converse proved
4 Euclid's algorithm
5 Cataldi and others
6 The prime number theorem
7 Two useful theorems
8 Fermat and others
9 Euler's generalization proved
10 Perfect numbers, II
11 Euler and $M_{31}$
12 Many conjectures and their interrelations
13 Splitting the primes into equinumerous classes
14 Euler's criterion formulated
15 Euler's criterion proved
16 Wilson's theorem
17 Gauss's criterion
18 The original Legendre symbol
19 The reciprocity law
20 The prime divisors of $n^2 +a$
Chapter II: The Underlying Structure: 21 The residue classes as an invention
22 The residue classes as a tool
23 The residue classes as a group
24 Quadratic residues
25 Is the quadratic reciprocity law a deep theorem?
26 Congruential equations with a prime modulus
27 Euler's $/phi$ function
28 Primitive roots with a prime modulus
29 $/mathfrak{M}_{p}$ as a cyclic group
30 The circular parity switch
31 Primitive roots and Fermat numbers
32 Artin's conjectures
33 Questions concerning cycle graphs
34 Answers concerning cycle graphs
35 Factor generators of $/mathfrak{M}_{m}$
36 Primes in some arithmetic progressions and a general divisibility theorem
37 Scalar and vector indices
38 The other residue classes
39 The converse of Fermat's theorem
40 Sufficient conditions for primality
Chapter III: Pythagoreanism and Its Many Consequences: 41 The Pythagoreans
42 The Pythagorean theorem
43 The $/sqrt 2$ and the crisis
44 The effect upon geometry
45 The case for Pythagoreanism
46 Three Greek problems
47 Three theorems of Fermat
48 Fermat's last ``Theorem''
49 The easy case and infinite descent
50 Gaussian integers and two applications
51 Algebraic integers and Kummer's theorem
52 The restricted case, Sophie Germain, and Wieferich
53 Euler's ``Conjecture''
54 Sum of two squares
55 A generalization and geometric number theory
56 A generalization and binary quadratic forms
57 Some applications
58 The significance of Fermat's equation
59 The main theorem
60 An algorithm
61 Continued fractions for $/sqrt N$
62 From Archimedes to Lucas
63 The Lucas criterion
64 A probability argument
65 Fibonacci numbers and the original Lucas test
Appendix to Chapters I-III: Supplementary comments, theorems, and exercises
Chapter IV: Progress: 66 Chapter I fifteen years later
67 Artin's conjectures, II
68 Cycle graphs and related topics
69 Pseudoprimes and primality
70 Fermat's last ``Theorem,'' II
71 Binary quadratic forms with negative discriminants
72 Binary quadratic forms with positive discriminants
73 Lucas and Pythagoras
74 The progress report concluded
75 The second progress report begins
76 On judging conjectures
77 On judging conjectures, II
78 Subjective judgement, the creation of conjectures and inventions
79 Fermat's last ``Theorem,'' III
80 Computing and algorithms
81 $/scr{C}(3)/times/scr{C}(3)/times/scr{C}(3)/times/scr{C}(3)$ and all that
82 1993
Appendix: Statement on fundamentals
Table of definitions
References
Index.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie AMS Chelsea Publishing
Verlagsort Providence
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Algebra
Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Arithmetik / Zahlentheorie
Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Geometrie / Topologie
ISBN-10 1-4704-7645-2 / 1470476452
ISBN-13 978-1-4704-7645-8 / 9781470476458
Zustand Neuware
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