17 lectures on Fermat numbers : from number theory to geometry

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17 lectures on Fermat numbers : from number theory to geometry

Michal Křížek, Florian Luca, Lawrence Somer ; with a foreword by Alena Šolcová

(CMS books in mathematics, 9)

Springer, c2010

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The pioneering work of Pierre de Fermat has attracted the attention of mathematicians for over 350 years. This book provides an overview of the many properties of Fermat numbers and demonstrates their applications in areas such as number theory, probability theory, geometry, and signal processing. It is an ideal introduction to the basic mathematical ideas and algebraic methods connected with the Fermat numbers.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Alena Solcova * Table of Contents * Preface * Glossary of Symbols * Introduction * Fundamentals of Number Theory * Basic Properties of Fermat Numbers * The Most Beautiful Theorems on Fermat Numbers * Primality of Fermat Numbers * Divisibility of Fermat Numbers * Factors of Fermat Numbers * Connection With the Pascal Triangle * Miscellaneous Results * The Irrationality of the Sum of Some Reciprocals * Fermat Primes and a Diophantine Equation * Fermat's Little Theorem, Pseudoprimes, and Super-Pseudoprimes * Generalizations of Fermat Numbers * Open Problems * Fermat Number Transform and Other Applications * The Proof of Gauss's Theorem * Euclidean Constructions of the Regular Heptadecagon * Appendix A, B, C * References * Web Site Sources * Name Index * Subject Index

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  • NCID
    BB13776697
  • ISBN
    • 9781441929525
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxiv, 257 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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