Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920) and the theory of partitions of numbers and statistical mechanics a centennial tribute

This centennial tribute commemorates Ramanujan the Mathematician and Ramanujan the Man. A brief account of his life, career, and remarkable mathematical contributions is given to describe the gifted talent of Srinivasa Ramanujan. As an example of his creativity in mathematics, some of his work on th...

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Main Author:	Lokenath Debnath
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 1987-01-01
Series:	International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Subjects:	partition of numbers congruence identities asymptotic formula restricted and unrestricted partitions Bose-Einstein statistics fermi-dirac statisitics Maxwell-Boltzmann statisitics Gentile statistics.
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171287000772

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spelling	doaj-549d126b387847e5a86759292b0db2022020-11-24T23:13:03ZengHindawi LimitedInternational Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences0161-17121687-04251987-01-0110462564010.1155/S0161171287000772Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920) and the theory of partitions of numbers and statistical mechanics a centennial tributeLokenath Debnath0Department of Mathematics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, USAThis centennial tribute commemorates Ramanujan the Mathematician and Ramanujan the Man. A brief account of his life, career, and remarkable mathematical contributions is given to describe the gifted talent of Srinivasa Ramanujan. As an example of his creativity in mathematics, some of his work on the theory of partition of numbers has been presented with its application to statistical mechanics.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171287000772partition of numberscongruence identitiesasymptotic formularestricted and unrestricted partitionsBose-Einstein statisticsfermi-dirac statisiticsMaxwell-Boltzmann statisiticsGentile statistics.
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title	Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920) and the theory of partitions of numbers and statistical mechanics a centennial tribute
title_short	Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920) and the theory of partitions of numbers and statistical mechanics a centennial tribute
title_full	Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920) and the theory of partitions of numbers and statistical mechanics a centennial tribute
title_fullStr	Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920) and the theory of partitions of numbers and statistical mechanics a centennial tribute
title_full_unstemmed	Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920) and the theory of partitions of numbers and statistical mechanics a centennial tribute
title_sort	srinivasa ramanujan (1887-1920) and the theory of partitions of numbers and statistical mechanics a centennial tribute
publisher	Hindawi Limited
series	International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
issn	0161-1712 1687-0425
publishDate	1987-01-01
description	This centennial tribute commemorates Ramanujan the Mathematician and Ramanujan the Man. A brief account of his life, career, and remarkable mathematical contributions is given to describe the gifted talent of Srinivasa Ramanujan. As an example of his creativity in mathematics, some of his work on the theory of partition of numbers has been presented with its application to statistical mechanics.
topic	partition of numbers congruence identities asymptotic formula restricted and unrestricted partitions Bose-Einstein statistics fermi-dirac statisitics Maxwell-Boltzmann statisitics Gentile statistics.
url	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171287000772
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Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920) and the theory of partitions of numbers and statistical mechanics a centennial tribute

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