Prime Obsession: Bernhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics
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Alternating chapters of extraordinarily lucid mathematical exposition with chapters of biography and history, Prime Obsession is a fascinating and fluent account of an epic mathematical mystery that continues to challenge and excite the world. The Christian Science Monitor The most detailed, and consequently the most rewarding account of the Riemann Hypothesis is John Derbyshire's Prime Obsession. The author, a trained mathematician with a day job as an investment banker, moonlights as a novelist. This remarkable constellation of interests results in a math book that reads like a mystery novel. When, some 300 pages into the book, Derbyshire finally presents Riemann's conclusion, it is with literally breathtaking impact.
Prologue Part I: The Prime Number Theorem Chapter 1: Card Trick Chapter 2: The Soil, the Crop Chapter 3: The Prime Number Theorem Chapter 4: On the Shoulders of Giants Chapter 5: Riemann's Zeta Function Chapter 6: The Great Fusion Chapter 7: The Golden Key, and an Improved Prime Number Theorem Chapter 8: Not Altogether Unworthy Chapter 9: Domain Stretching Chapter 10: A Proof and a Turning Point Part II: The Riemann Hypothesis Chapter 11: Nine Zulu Queens Ruled China Chapter 12: Hilbert's Eighth Problem Chapter 13: The Argument Ant and the Value Ant Chapter 14: In the Grip of an Obsession Chapter 15: Big Oh and M
