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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 , 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 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. | ||
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[http://www.gap-system.org/~history/Biographies/Selberg.html A Biography of Atle Selberg] | [http://www.gap-system.org/~history/Biographies/Selberg.html A Biography of Atle Selberg] | ||
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Revision as of 20:53, December 17, 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.