The Meaning of Ramanujan and His Lost Notebook
DESCRIPTION :
ABSTRACT. Here we weave together interviews conducted by the author with three prominent figures
in the world of Ramanujan's mathematics, George Andrews, Bruce Berndt and Ken Ono. The article
describes Andrews's discovery of the "lost" notebook, Andrews and Berndt's effort of proving and
editing Ramanujan's notes, and recent breakthroughs by Ono and others carrying certain important
aspects of the Indian mathematician's work into the future. Also presented are historical details related
to Ramanujan and his mathematics, perspectives on the impact of his work in contemporary
mathematics, and a number of interesting personal anecdotes from Andrews, Berndt and Ono.
Post a Comment