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Mathematics of Computation

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Quadratic residues and the distribution of primes
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  • © Copyright 1959 American Mathematical Society
  • Journal: Math. Comp. 13 (1959), 272-284
  • MSC: Primary 10.00
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-1959-0108470-8
  • MathSciNet review: 0108470