Gamma : : Exploring Euler's Constant / / Julian Havil.
Among the many constants that appear in mathematics, π, e, and i are the most familiar. Following closely behind is y, or gamma, a constant that arises in many mathematical areas yet maintains a profound sense of mystery. In a tantalizing blend of history and mathematics, Julian Havil takes the read...
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Havil, Julian, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Gamma : Exploring Euler's Constant / Julian Havil. Course Book Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2010] ©2010 1 online resource (296 p.) : 89 b/w illus., 20 tables text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Princeton Science Library ; 84 Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter One. The Logarithmic Cradle -- Chapter Two. The Harmonic Series -- Chapter Three. Sub-Harmonic Series -- Chapter Four. Zeta Functions -- Chapter Five. Gamma's Birthplace -- Chapter Six. The Gamma Function -- Chapter Seven. Euler's Wonderful Identity -- Chapter Eight. A Promise Fulfilled -- Chapter Nine. What Is Gamma . . . Exactly? -- Chapter Ten. Gamma as a Decimal -- Chapter Eleven. Gamma as a Fraction -- Chapter Twelve. Where Is Gamma? -- Chapter Thirteen. It's a Harmonic World -- Chapter Fourteen. It's a Logarithmic World -- Chapter Fifteen. Problems with Primes -- Chapter Sixteen. The Riemann Initiative -- Appendix A. The Greek Alphabet -- Appendix B. Big Oh Notation -- Appendix C. Taylor Expansions -- Appendix D. Complex Function Theory -- Appendix E. Application to the Zeta Function -- Name Index -- Subject Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Among the many constants that appear in mathematics, π, e, and i are the most familiar. Following closely behind is y, or gamma, a constant that arises in many mathematical areas yet maintains a profound sense of mystery. In a tantalizing blend of history and mathematics, Julian Havil takes the reader on a journey through logarithms and the harmonic series, the two defining elements of gamma, toward the first account of gamma's place in mathematics. Introduced by the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler (1707-1783), who figures prominently in this book, gamma is defined as the limit of the sum of 1 + 1/2 + 1/3 + . . . Up to 1/n, minus the natural logarithm of n--the numerical value being 0.5772156. . . . But unlike its more celebrated colleagues π and e, the exact nature of gamma remains a mystery--we don't even know if gamma can be expressed as a fraction. Among the numerous topics that arise during this historical odyssey into fundamental mathematical ideas are the Prime Number Theorem and the most important open problem in mathematics today--the Riemann Hypothesis (though no proof of either is offered!). Sure to be popular with not only students and instructors but all math aficionados, Gamma takes us through countries, centuries, lives, and works, unfolding along the way the stories of some remarkable mathematics from some remarkable mathematicians. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Gamma functions. Mathematical constants. MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy. bisacsh Dyson, Freeman. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442502 print 9780691141336 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400832538 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400832538 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400832538.jpg |
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