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The paper deals with the ever growing role of computers in pure mathematics. Several examples, mainly from number theory, when numerical experiments did shed some light on difficult problems are given.

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Published inZagadnienia Filozoficzne w Nauce (Online) Vol. 58; no. 58; pp. 115 - 150
Main Author Maślanka, Krzysztof
Format Journal Article
LanguagePolish
German
Published Copernicus Center Press 01.06.2015
Subjects
computer-assisted proof
history of computations
history of science
number theory
philosophy of mathematics
Philosophy of Science
computerassisted proof
history of computations
number theory
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Summary:The paper deals with the ever growing role of computers in pure mathematics. Several examples, mainly from number theory, when numerical experiments did shed some light on difficult problems are given.
ISSN:0867-8286
2451-0602