Bob Vaughan
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| Robert Charles Vaughan | |
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 R. C. Vaughan in 2008
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| Born | March 24, 1945 |
| Fields | Mathematician |
| Institutions | Penn State |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Doctoral advisor | Theodor Estermann |
| Doctoral students | Trevor Wooley |
| Known for | Analytic number theory Exponential sums Hardy–Littlewood circle method |
| Notable awards | Fellow of the Royal Society |
Robert Charles "Bob" Vaughan FRS (born 24 March 1945) is a British mathematician, working in the field of analytic number theory.
Since 1999 he has been Professor at Pennsylvania State University, and since 1990 Fellow of the Royal Society. He did his PhD at the University of London under supervision of Theodor Estermann. He supervised Trevor Wooley's PhD.
His main research interest is number theory. His Erdős number is 1.
[edit] See also
[edit] Writings
- The Hardy–Littlewood Method. Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics. 125 (2nd ed. ed.). Cambridge University Press. 1997. ISBN 9780521573474.
- Hugh L. Montgomery; Robert C. Vaughan (2007). Multiplicative number theory I. Classical theory. Cambridge tracts in advanced mathematics. 97. ISBN 0-521-84903-9.
[edit] External links
- Robert C. Vaughan's Home page (includes CV and list of publications)
- Bob Vaughan at the Mathematics Genealogy Project.
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