Uncle petros is a family joke an ageing recluse in a suburb of athens, playing chess and gardening. This novel, recently 2000 translated from greek, follows the attempts of fictional mathematician petros papachristos to prove goldbach s conjecture that every even number greater than two is the sum of two primes and the frustrations of his nephew to whom he presents the problem as an elementary test of his mathematical skills. In the tradition of fermats last theorem and einsteins dreams, a novel about mathematical obsession. What is math fiction, and why are greeks so good at it. His young nephews passion to unearth his secret leads to a fascinating denouement which reveals the full existential grandeur of petros s dream and the deep mystery of mathematics. A novel of mathematical obsession by apostolos doxiadis 20010203 paperback january 1, 1656 4.
What has never been found is a mathematical proof that the conjecture is true for all even numbers. Indeed, my high school mathematics teachers would probably be a bit surprised to find me reading a novel about mathematics. A novel of mathematical obsession international bestsellers. Uncle petros and goldbachs conjecture doxiadis apostolos. Apostolos doxiadis novel uncle petros and goldbachs conjecture has been in my toread list for a long time. Uncle petros and goldbachs conjecture bloomsbury publishing. Uncle petros and goldbach s conjecture tells the story of a brilliant mathematician obsessed with proving goldbach s conjecture. See the announcement on the faber and faber web site. A novel of mathematical obsession apostolos doxiadis download bok. Uncle petros and goldbachs conjecture mathematical association. Goldbach s conjecture, the deceptively simple claim that every even. Paints a fascinating picture of how a mathematician. Uncle petros and goldbachs conjecture mathematical.
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Petros s life has been dominated by one allconsuming passion, namely a desire to prove the infamous goldbach conjecture. Uncle petros and goldbachs conjecture, apostolos doxiadis. In 1742 the prussianborn christian goldbach suggested that every even number bigger than 2 is the sum of two prime numbers, e. Now back in print, the intriguing and magnetic first novel of apostolos doxiadis, author of logicomix, about a mathematicians pursuit of the impossible. Goldbach s conjecture synonyms, goldbach s conjecture pronunciation, goldbach s conjecture translation, english dictionary definition of goldbach s conjecture. Uncle petros and goldbachs conjecture by apostolos. The nook book ebook of the uncle petros and goldbach s conjecture. 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 book chicago. This unusual novel discusses mathematical problems. A mathematical conjecture unsolved for two centuries. His young nephew soon discovers his uncle was once a celebrated mathematician who staked all on solving the problem of goldbach s conjecture.
A goldbach number is a positive even integer that can be expressed as the sum of two odd primes. Uncle petros and goldbachs conjecture is a 1992 novel by greek author apostolos doxiadis. Start by marking uncle petros and goldbachs conjecture. A novel of mathematical obsession uncle petros and goldbach s conjecture. The book is really the story of two generations of obsession, the one a quest for the solution to a mathematical problem, the other a young mans. Uncle petros and goldbach s conjecture is a 1992 novel by greek author apostolos doxiadis 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, which is a famous unsolved mathematics problem called goldbach s conjecture. A novel of mathematical obsession book online at best prices in india on.
A novel of mathematical obsession by doxiadis, apostolos isbn. Uncle petros and goldbachs conjecture researchgate. Uncle petros was a math prodigy, but threw his career and life away in pursuit of the answer to one question. Goldbach s conjecture, the deceptively simple claim that every even number greater than two is the sum of two primes. Le forme create dal matematico, come quelle create dal pittore o dal poeta, devono essere belle.
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 goldbach s conjecture by apostolos doxiadis, february 3, 2001. The famous goldbach conjecture states that any even number larger than 2 is the sum of two prime numbers. Uncle petros and goldbach s conjecture is an inspiring novel of intellectual adventure, proud genius, the exhilaration of pure mathematics and the rivalry and antagonism which torment those who pursue impossible goals. Uncle petros and goldbachs conjecture tells the story of a brilliant mathematician obsessed with proving goldbachs conjecture as reformulated by euler.
However, that this novel deals with some of the history of number theory in mathematics is just part of what is going on. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Goldbach s conjecture, the deceptively simple claim that every even number greater than two is the sum of. Uncle petros and goldbachs conjecture book by apostolos. This book is a great book and i would recommended it to anyone who loves math. While uncle petros is fictional, a number of reallife mathematicians appear as characters in the book, such.
Read uncle petros and goldbach s conjecture a novel of mathematical obsession by apostolos doxiadis available from rakuten kobo. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Mathematicians are very different from the rest of us and even from other members of the scientific research community. 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. Uncle petros and goldbachs conjecture tells the story of the narrators uncle, a gifted greek mathematician named petros papachristos, who pitted his strengths against goldbachs conjecture and lost.
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