The Music of the Primes
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The Music of the Primes (English subtitle: Why a Problem in Mathematics Matters; American subtitle: Searching to Solve the Greatest Mystery in Mathematics) is a 2003 book by Marcus du Sautoy, a professor in mathematics at the University of Oxford, on the history of prime number theory. In particular he examines the Riemann hypothesis, the proof of which would revolutionize our understanding of prime numbers. He traces the history of the prime number theorem back through history, highlighting the work of some of the greatest mathematical minds along the way.
Music of the Primes is also the title of a 2006 electronic music track by Cube::Hard.
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- Marcus du Sautoy, The Music of the Primes: Searching to Solve the Greatest Mystery in Mathematics, HarperCollins, 2003. ISBN 0-06-621070-4.
