An Introduction to Sieve Methods and Their Applications

Sieve theory has a rich and romantic history. The ancient question of whether there exist infinitely many twin primes (primes p such that p+2 is also prime), and Goldbach's conjecture that every even number can be written as the sum of two prime numbers, have been two of the problems that have inspired the development of the theory. This book provides a motivating introduction to sieve theory. Rather than focus on technical details which can obscure the beauty of the theory, the authors focus on examples and applications, developing the theory in parallel. The text can be used for a senior level undergraduate course or an introductory graduate course in analytic number theory.

Author: Alina Carmen Cojocaru, M. Ram Murty
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 12/08/2005
Pages: 238
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.34w x 0.49d
ISBN: 9780521612753

About the Author
Cojocaru, Alina Carmen: - Alina Carmen Cojocaru is an Instructor of Mathematics at Princeton University.Murty, M. Ram: - Ram Murty is a Professor and Queen's Reseach Chair at Queen's University.