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James Maynard - Prime Time: How simple questions about prime numbers affect us all

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The Secrets of Mathematics
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Prime Numbers are fascinating, crucial and ubiquitous. The trouble is, we don't know that much about them. James Maynard, one of the leading researchers in the field explains all (at least as far as he can).
Oxford Research Professor James Maynard is one of the brightest young stars in world mathematics at the moment, having made dramatic advances in analytic number theory in recent years.

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The Secrets of Mathematics
People
James Maynard
Keywords
mathematics
prime numbers
Department: Mathematical Institute
Date Added: 15/02/2019
Duration: 00:45:17

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