Computers as novel mathematical reality. III. Mersenne numbers and divisor sums
Computers as novel mathematical reality. III. Mersenne numbers and divisor sums
Nowhere in mathematics is the progress resulting from the advent of computers is as apparent, as in the additive number theory. In this part, we describe the role of computers in the investigation of the oldest function studied in mathematics, the divisor sum. The disciples of Pythagoras started to systematically …