Viggo Brun

Viggo Brun
Born13 October 1885
Lier, Norway
Died15 August 1978(1978-08-15) (aged 92)
Drøbak, Norway
Known forBrun's theorem
Brun sieve
Brun–Titchmarsh theorem
Scientific career
FieldsNumber Theory

Viggo Brun (13 October 1885 – 15 August 1978) was a Norwegian professor, mathematician and number theorist. He is know for his work in the twin prime conjecture. Brun's theorem shows that sum of the reciprocals of the twin primes converges.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.