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| − | '''Atle Selberg''' was born in Langesund, Norway, on 14th June, 1917. He studied mathematics at the University of Oslo and obtained his Ph.D in 1943. <ref>[http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAselberg.htm Atle Selberg]</ref> | + | '''Atle Selberg''' is a Norwegian mathematician. He was born in Langesund, Norway, on 14th June, 1917. He studied mathematics at the University of Oslo and obtained his Ph.D in 1943. <ref>[http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAselberg.htm Atle Selberg]</ref> |
| − | + | In 1948 he provided a long-awaited elementary proof of the prime number theorem, around the same time that [[Paul Erdős]] provided an independent proof. He immigrated to the United States and works at the Institute for Advanced Study in [[Princeton University|Princeton]]. | |
He introduced [[Spectral theory (mathematics)|spectral theory]] into number theory and developed the Selberg trace formula. | He introduced [[Spectral theory (mathematics)|spectral theory]] into number theory and developed the Selberg trace formula. | ||
Revision as of 03:49, July 8, 2013
Atle Selberg is a Norwegian mathematician. He was born in Langesund, Norway, on 14th June, 1917. He studied mathematics at the University of Oslo and obtained his Ph.D in 1943. [1]
In 1948 he provided a long-awaited elementary proof of the prime number theorem, around the same time that Paul Erdős provided an independent proof. He immigrated to the United States and works at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.
He introduced spectral theory into number theory and developed the Selberg trace formula.