Small gaps between prime numbers: The work of Goldston-Pintz-Yildirim

Soundararajan, K.

doi:10.1090/S0273-0979-06-01142-6

Small gaps between prime numbers: The work of Goldston-Pintz-Yildirim

Author: K. Soundararajan
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 44 (2007), 1-18
MSC (2000): Primary 11N05
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-06-01142-6
Published electronically: September 25, 2006
MathSciNet review: 2265008
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