Finding meaning in error terms

Mazur, Barry

doi:10.1090/S0273-0979-08-01207-X

Finding meaning in error terms

Author: Barry Mazur
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 45 (2008), 185-228
MSC (2000): Primary 11-02, 11F03, 11F80, 11G05, 11G40
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-08-01207-X
Published electronically: February 6, 2008
MathSciNet review: 2383303
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