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050 4 $aQA93$b.D485 2002
100 1 $aDevlin, Keith J.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79082239
245 14 $aThe millennium problems :$bthe seven greatest unsolved mathematical puzzles of our time /$cKeith Devlin.
260 $aNew York :$bBasic Books,$c[2002], ©2002.
300 $ax, 237 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [229]-230) and index.
505 00 $tThe Gauntlet is Thrown -- $g1.$tThe Music of the Primes: The Riemann Hypothesis -- $g2.$tThe Fields We Are Made Of: Yang-Mills Theory and the Mass Gap Hypothesis -- $g3.$tWhen Computers Fail: The P vs. NP Problem -- $g4.$tMaking Waves: The Navier-Stokes Equations -- $g5.$tThe Mathematics of Smooth Behavior: The Poincare Conjecture -- $g6.$tKnowing When the Equation Can't Be Solved: The Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer Conjecture -- $g7.$tGeometry Without Pictures: The Hodge Conjecture.
520 1 $a"In 2000, the Clay Foundation of Cambridge, Massachusetts, announced a historic competition: Whoever could solve any of seven extraordinarily difficult mathematical problems, and have the solution acknowledged as correct by the experts, would receive $1 million in prize money.
520 8 $aThere was some precedent for doing this: In 1900 David Hilbert, one of the greatest mathematicians of his day, proposed twenty-three problems, now known as the Hilbert Problems, that set much of the agenda for mathematics in the twentieth century. The Millennium Problems are likely to acquire similar stature, and their solution (or lack of one) will play a strong role in determining the course of mathematics in the current century. They encompass many of the most fascinating areas of pure and applied mathematics, from topology and number theory to particle physics, cryptography, computing and even aircraft design.
520 8 $aKeith Devlin, renowned expositor of mathematics, tells here what the seven problems are, how they came about, and what they mean for math and science.".
520 8 $a"These problems are the brass rings held out to today's mathematicians, glittering and just out of reach. In the hands of Devlin, "the Math Guy" from NPR's Weekend Edition, each Millennium Problem becomes a fascinating window onto the deepest and toughest questions in the field. For mathematicians, physicists, engineers, and everyone else with an interest in mathematics' cutting edge, The Millennium Problems is the definitive account of a subject that will have a very long shelf life."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aMathematics$vPopular works.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008107571
650 0 $aMathematics$xResearch$vPopular works.
852 00 $bmat$hQA93$i.D485 2002