Experimental mathematics – several remarks from historian of science

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ZFN, no 58 (2015)
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Published: 2015-06-16
Keywords:
history of science, philosophy of mathematics, number theory, history of computations, computer-assisted proof

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Krzysztof Maślanka
Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute for the History of Science , Polska Akademia Nauk, Instytut Historii Nauki

Abstract

The paper deals with the ever growing role of computers in pure mathematics. Several examples, mainly from number theory, when numerical experiments did shed some light on difficult problems are given.

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No. 58 (2015): Special issue: philosophy of mathematics

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Experimental mathematics – several remarks from historian of science. (2015). Philosophical Problems in Science (Zagadnienia Filozoficzne W Nauce), 58, 115-150. https://zfn.edu.pl/index.php/zfn/article/view/10