ISSN: 0002-9920 (Print) 1088-9477 (Electronic)


Current Issue: November 1995 Volume 42 Issue 11

Features

Selberg's Eigenvalue Conjecture

Peter Sarnak

A look at a number-theoretic conjecture of Selberg's from a geometric point of view, and a review of recent successes on the conjecture.
(pp. 1272)
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Fingerprints Go Digital

Christopher M. Brislawn

The FBI averages 30,000 requests daily for matchings with its bank of 200 million fingerprints. This article discusses the compression of these data to best permit timely and accurate matchings.
(pp. 1278)
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