Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
6-2-2017
Abstract
Even before heading to Princeton University to work on his doctoral degree, Robert Daniel Carmichael started influencing the path of number theory in the 20th century. From his study of Euler's totient function to his discovery of the first absolute pseudoprime, he set the stage for years of productive research. This talk will present a brief overview of Carmichael's life, including his breadth of mathematical interests and his service on behalf of the Mathematical Association of America. It will focus mainly on his two most famous conjectures- which one has been settled, and which one remains open to this day?
Recommended Citation
Beasley, Brian D., "The Resolved and Unresolved Conjectures of R.D. Carmichael" (2017). ACMS Conference Proceedings 2017. 5.
https://pillars.taylor.edu/acms-2017/5
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