Stanley Skewes
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Stanley Skewes was a South Africa
n mathematician
, best known for his discovery of Skewes number in 1933. He was one of John Edensor Littlewood
's students at Cambridge University.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
, best known for his discovery of Skewes number in 1933. He was one of John Edensor Littlewood
John Edensor Littlewood
John Edensor Littlewood was a British mathematician, best known for the results achieved in collaboration with G. H. Hardy.-Life:...
's students at Cambridge University.
Publications
- S. Skewes: "On the difference π(x) − Li(x)", Journal of the London Mathematical Society 8 (1933), pages 277-283http://www.ift.uni.wroc.pl/%7Emwolf/rare.html
- S. Skewes: "On the difference π(x) − Li(x) (II)", Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society 5 (1955), pages 48-70http://www.ift.uni.wroc.pl/%7Emwolf/rare.html