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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''' 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> | ||
| − | He is a Norwegian mathematician who provided a long-awaited elementary proof | + | He is a Norwegian [[mathematician]] who , in 1948, 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. | He introduced spectral theory into number theory and developed the Selberg trace formula. | ||
Revision as of 00:42, December 14, 2007
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. [1]
He is a Norwegian mathematician who , in 1948, 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.