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Author:   Hugh C. Williams (University of Manitoba)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   Wiley-Interscience
Volume:   v.22
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.943kg
ISBN:  

9780471148524

ISBN 10:   0471148520
Pages:   525
Publication Date:   17 April 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preliminaries. The Beginnings. Lucas' Early Work. The Lucas Functions. Lucas' Tests. Later Developments. Early Devices. Kraitchik and Lehmer. Finite Fields. Lucas's Functions Generalized. Special Tests for Primality. The Influence of the Computer. Results from the Computer. Primality Proofs. Probabilistic Primality Tests. Recent Sieve Devices. Primality Proving Today. Bibliography. Index.

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Hugh Cowie Williams is a Canadian mathematician. He deals with number theory and cryptography.

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