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James Maynard - Prime Time: How simple questions about prime numbers affect us all
James Maynard - Prime Time: How simple questions about prime numbers affect us all
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45 minutes
Released:
Feb 15, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
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.
The Oxford Mathematics Public Lectures are generously supported by XTX Markets.
The Oxford Mathematics Public Lectures are generously supported by XTX Markets.
Released:
Feb 15, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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