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In this critically acclaimed international bestseller, petros. In the tradition of fermat s last theorem and einstein s dreams, a novel about mathematical obsession. If you didnt know better, youd surely think he was one of life s failures. Meanwhile, as petros recounts his own life s work, a bond is formed between uncle and nephew, pulling each one deeper into mathematical obsession, and risking both of their sanity. Paints a fascinating picture of how a mathematician. The narrative concerns a man with incredible talent in mathematics who becomes obsessed with finding.
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Uncle petros and goldbachs conjecture by apostolos. Uncle petros is a family joke an ageing recluse in a suburb of athens, playing chess and gardening. His young nephew soon discovers his uncle was once a celebrated mathematician who staked all on solving the problem of goldbachs conjecture. It concerns a young mans interaction with his reclusive uncle, who sought to prove that every even number greater than two is the sum of two primes, a famous unsolved mathematics problem called goldbachs conjecture. Uncle petros and goldbachs conjecture greece 365bookworm. From pythagoras to the 57th dimension, 250 milestones in the history. One obsessed with solving the riddle of goldbachs conjecture and. Synopsis uncle petros is a family joke an ageing recluse in a suburb of athens, playing chess and gardening. It is about the search for truth at all costs, and the heavy price of finding it. Book uncle petros and goldbachs conjecture writer apostolos doxiadis description.
Theorem and einsteins dreams, a novel about mathematical obsession. There uncle petros became intrigued by goldbachs conjecturewhich speculates that every even number greater than two may be expressed as the sum of two prime numbersand sets himself to the task of proving it. Meanwhile, as petros recounts his own lifes work, a bond is formed between uncle and nephew, pulling each one deeper into mathematical obsession, and risking both of their sanity. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and. Since 4 is the only even number greater than 2 that requires the even prime 2 in order to be written as the sum of two primes, another form of the statement of goldbach s conjecture is that all even integers greater than 4 are goldbach numbers. This book is a great book and i would recommended it to anyone who loves math. An ageing recluse, he lives alone in a suburb of athens, playing the odd game of chess and tending to his garden. There uncle petros became intrigued by goldbachs conjecturewhich speculates that every. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the uncle petros and goldbachs conjecture, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Uncle petros and goldbachs conjecture ebook by apostolos. Uncle petros and goldbach s conjecture is a 1992 novel by greek author apostolos doxiadis it concerns a young man s interaction with his reclusive uncle, who sought to prove that every even number greater than two is the sum of two primes, which is a famous unsolved mathematics problem called goldbach s conjecture. Mar 05, 2001 until that is a final encounter with his nephew opens up to petros, once more, the deep mysterious beauty of mathematics.
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