Number Theory in the Spirit of Liouville

by Kenneth S. Williams

Book Overview

Joseph Liouville is recognised as one of the great mathematicians of the nineteenth century, and one of his greatest achievements was the introduction of a powerful new method into elementary number theory. This book provides a gentle introduction to this method, explaining it in a clear and straightforward manner. The many applications provided include applications to sums of squares, sums of triangular numbers, recurrence relations for divisor functions,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521175623
• ISBN13: 9780521175623
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"