Ramanujan: Twelve Lectures on Subjects Suggested by His Life and Work (AMS Chelsea Publishing) |  | Author: G. H. Hardy
Publisher: American Mathematical Society
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Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0821820230
Dewey Decimal Number: 510
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Publication Date: November 25, 1999
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Ramanujan occupies a unique place in analytic number theory. His formulas, identities, and calculations are still amazing three-quarters of a century after his death. Many of his discoveries seem to have appeared as if from the ether. His mentor and primary collaborator was the famous G. H. Hardy. Here, Hardy collects twelve of his own lectures on topics stemming from Ramanujan's life and work. The topics include partitions, hypergeometric series, Ramanujan's $\tau$-function and round numbers. Hardy was the first to recognize the brilliance of Ramanujan's ideas. As one of the great mathematicians of the time, it is fascinating to read Hardy's accounts of their importance and influence. The book concludes with a chapter by chapter overview written by Bruce C. Berndt. In this overview, Berndt gives references to current literature, developments since Hardy's original lectures, and background information on Ramanujan's research, including his unpublished papers.
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A nice reprint of a valuable book March 31, 2000
UMESH NAIR
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This is a great book for those of you who want to learn the works of the great Indian Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. It was written by G.H.Hardy, who intorduced Ramanujan to the western world of Mathematics. 12 subjects are discussed, as written by Ramanujan, with comments. The layout and printing of the book are excellent. This edition corrected a number of errors of the previous editions. I expected a little more comments by the editors for people less proficient in Number theory. You will need a copy of "An Introduction to Theory of Numbers" by Hardy and Wright, to follow this book. If you want to know more about Ramanujan, some great books are: "The Man who knew infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan" by Robert Kanigel (the best biography of Ramanujan) and "A Mathematician's apology" by GH Hardy et al.
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