Catalan's Conjecture: Are 8 and 9 the Only Consecutive Powers?

By Paulo Ribenboim

Book Overview

This text provides a historical study of the efforts of mathematicians to solve Catalan's problem. It covers divisibility conditions and analytical methods.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B007YXQQR2
• ISBN13: 9780125871709
• Release Date: February 1994
• Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology Books
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.