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Ramanujan: Twelve lectures on subjects suggested by his life and work

By G. H. Hardy

Book information

Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Year
1999
ISBN
0821820230, 9780821820230
ASIN
B001OMDDY8
LCC
QA29.R3 H37 1999
Open Library ID
OL33151M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
4 MB (4246798 bytes)
Series
AMS Chelsea Publishing
Edition
CUP
Pages
241\241
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Scanned
yes
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

Ramanujan occupies a unique place in analytic number theory. His formulas, identities, and calculations are still amazing three-quarters of a century after his death. Many of his discoveries seem to have appeared as if from the ether. His mentor and primary collaborator was the famous G. H. Hardy. Here, Hardy collects twelve of his own lectures on topics stemming from Ramanujan's life and work. The topics include partitions, hypergeometric series, Ramanujan's $\tau$-function and round numbers. Hardy was the first to recognize the brilliance of Ramanujan's ideas. As one of the great mathematicians of the time, it is fascinating to read Hardy's accounts of their importance and influence. The book concludes with a chapter by chapter overview written by Bruce C. Berndt. In this overview, Berndt gives references to current literature, developments since Hardy's original lectures, and background information on Ramanujan's research, including his unpublished papers.

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