Number Theory An Introduction via the Distribution of Primes /

• Main Authors: Fine, Benjamin (Author), Rosenberger, Gerhard (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Birkhäuser Boston, 2007.
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Data structures (Computer science).; Matrix theory.; Algebra.; Mathematical analysis.; Analysis (Mathematics).; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Mathematical logic.; Number theory.; Number Theory.; Mathematical Logic and Foundations.; Linear and Multilinear Algebras, Matrix Theory.; Analysis.; Applications of Mathematics.; Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Theory.

This book provides an introduction and overview of number theory based on the distribution and properties of primes. This unique approach provides both a firm background in the standard material as well as an overview of the whole discipline. All the essential topics are covered: fundamental theorem...

Table of Contents:

• and Historical Remarks
• Basic Number Theory
• The Infinitude of Primes
• The Density of Primes
• Primality Testing: An Overview
• Primes and Algebraic Number Theory.