Professor Marcus du-Sautoy - Music of The Prime Numbers

21/06/2009
Music of The Prime Numbers
Professor Marcus du-Sautoy
פרופ' מרקוס דה - סאטוי, אוניברסיטת אוקספורד, בריטניה

part of the "Madua 2008-09" lecture series
for more information about the lecture visit:
http://outreach.huji.ac.il/?cmd=lectures.9&act=read&id=37

produced by the Authority of the Community and Youth
http://community-youth.huji.ac.il/
and filmed by the Center for Multimedia Assisted Instruction
http://multimedia.huji.ac.il/
of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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[mikehoops]

fantastic presentation - thanks for sharing

[TrippyLantern]

@MrAlexGTV

Sorry but one is not a prime. By the standard definition one might be tempted to define 1 as such, but if we were to do so then this throws a cog in a lot of number theory. For example, prime factorization is no longer unique since 1 doesn't do anything. i.e., 2 = 1*2 = 1^2*2

Secondly, the riemann zeta function is closely related to the primes. There are numerous formulas about the zeta function which use both π and e. These are truly remarkable results in number theory.

[xatnu]

The volume of this video overestimates then underestimates the actual volume an infinite amount of times.

[CMLaneLV]

@MrAlexGTV Are you saying that if pi somehow showed up in a formula that relates to the locations of primes in the number line...

That would be amazing..?

Did I understand you correctly?

[MrAlexGTV]

I have two remarks.

1) One is a prime. To say you don't build nothing new from it is a delusion. What is 2? Answer: it is the symbol for 1+1. When we say "2" what we actually mean is "2 times one". One is the primes' prime.

2) The point at about 0:34:35 with the increasing sides of dices raised my brow. As the sides go to infinity the dice becomes a sphere. One wonders, then, if there is a formula for primes that has along e, π as well. That would be staggering!

[soothpood]

@J0EH3AD if only every czechoslovakian spoke this beautiful and clear english...

[J0EH3AD]

If only every englishman spoke this beautiful and clear english....

[kodomotachi1]

@Nilguiri

Wow! How did you know where I am from? Nice one. Still...

Not Canada either!

[Nilguiri]

@kodomotachi1

What about Canada?

Thanks for the personalized reply, btw.

[kodomotachi1]

@Nilguiri

I think you are talking at the wrong forum: the political/insulting/namecallin­­g one is down the corridor. This one is about knowledge, which has neither country nor reasons for shame.

Oh, and I mean NO country, i.e. Israel, Palestine, USA, Iceland, Micronesia, Bhutan... NO country.