Prime problem.(Prime Obsession: Bernhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics)(Book Review)

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John Derbyshire Prime Obsession: Bernhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics. Joseph Henry Press, 412 pages, $24.95

With the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem in 1994, Derbyshire says, "the Riemann Hypothesis is now the great white whale of mathematical research." Even before that, it was regarded by mathematicians as the more significant problem--though not as old as FLT, it is more central to mathematics and probably a good deal harden

And harder to explain. Of the two new books offering an account for a popular audience, Prime Obsession and Karl ...

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