The Pattern of The Primes

About the Book

A brief introduction to the prime numbers is followed by the solution to the hitherto unsolved problem of the pattern of the primes. This elusive pattern , so long hidden from view is here brought into the light. Other classic unsolved prime problems also have light shed on them too: Do Prime Twins like (29, 31) go on for ever? What about patterns like (11, 13, 17, 19)? The even number 30 is equal to 13+17 but can every even number be split into two primes like this? Goldbach’s Conjecture was “Yes” but he failed to prove it and so has everyone else to date. Can a formula take a number, say 26, and give back 97 which is the 26th prime? This book explains how it can be done. A brief look at both Cryptography and the Factors of Numbers concludes the book.

About the Author

Guy Vine read Mathematics Part 1 and the Mechanical Sciences Tripos at Cambridge gaining Second Class and Upper Second Class Honours respectively. After a few years with Balfour Beatty digging a tunnel in the Midlands and helping to design Kainji Dam situated in Nigeria he then began teaching Civil and Structural Engineering at NESCOT in Ewell, Surrey. During this time, in 1976, he obtained a PhD from Surrey University. His interest in prime numbers grew out of a discovery in the early 1980s while waiting to pick up his son from school. He is married with three adult children.