Adolf_Piltz

Adolf Piltz

Adolf Piltz

German mathematician

Adolf Piltz (8 December 1855[1] – 1940) was a German mathematician who contributed to number theory. Piltz was arguably the first to formulate a generalized Riemann hypothesis, in 1884.[2]

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In Piltz's habilitation thesis (1884) the generalized Riemann hypothesis is mentioned.

Notes

  1. [1]
    Dozenten-Album der Universität Jena: 1858 bis 1908. Neuenhahn. 1908. p. 25.
  2. [2]
    Davenport, p. 124.

References

Further reading

  • Steinbach, Matthias (2008). "'…durch jahrelange Versumpfung jeglichen Halt verloren…', Adolf Piltz (1855–1940)". In Steinbach, M.; Ploenus, M. (eds.). Ketzer, Käuze, Querulanten. Außenseiter im universitären Milieu (in German). Jena: Verlag Dr. Bussert & Stadeler. pp. 198–212. ISBN 9783932906848.


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