{"product_id":"edouard-lucas-and-primality-testing-hardback-9780471148524","title":"Edouard Lucas and Primality Testing (Hardback) 9780471148524","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEdouard Lucas and Primality Testing\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHugh C. Williams (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780471148524, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 April 1998\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e552 pages\u003cbr\u003e24 x 16.2 x 3.1 cm, 0.943 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDescribes the development and extension of fundamental idea of Edouard Lucas, a French mathematician and mathematical recreationist, that is still used today in the verification of the largest primes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreliminaries.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Beginnings.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Lucas' Early Work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Lucas Functions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Lucas' Tests.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Later Developments.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Early Devices.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Kraitchik and Lehmer.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Finite Fields.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Lucas's Functions Generalized.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Special Tests for Primality.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Influence of the Computer.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Results from the Computer.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Primality Proofs.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Probabilistic Primality Tests.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Recent Sieve Devices.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Primality Proving Today.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Mathematics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mathematics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mathematics%20%5BPB%5D%22\"\u003ePB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Interscience","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52286231347480,"sku":"9780471148524","price":160.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780471148524.jpg?v=1781547275","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/edouard-lucas-and-primality-testing-hardback-9780471148524","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}